Doris Gubbins
Dorothy 'Dolly' Gubbins (married name Dorothy Evans) was a Welsh international table tennis player.[1]
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| Birth name | Dorothy Eleanor Gubbins | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dolly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Table tennis career
She won a silver medal at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's singles. Two years later she won a bronze medal in the women's singles[2] and another silver medal at the 1928 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Brenda Sommerville.[3] She also won three English Open titles.
Personal life
She moved from Wales to Maidstone in Kent and her daughter June Evans was a county player for Kent.[4] She died in 1961.
References
- "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
- "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- "Mrs Dolly Evans obituary" (PDF). English Table Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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