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Elizabeth Blackbourn

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Elizabeth Blackbourn
Full nameBlackbourn Elizabeth
Nationality England
Born1924
Died27 August 1999(1999-08-27) (aged 74–75)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1947 Wembley Singles
Gold medal – first place 1947 Wembley Team

Elizabeth Blackbourn is a former female international table tennis player from England.[1]

Table tennis career

She was a member of the winning team in the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships.[2][3] In addition she won a silver medal in the singles.[4][5] She also won an English Open title.

Personal life

In 1948 she lived in South Africa and later won their National Championships.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  5. ^ "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Pen Pictures". Table Tennis England. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.