Brian Wright (born 1943) is a male former international
table tennis
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player from
England
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.
Table tennis career
He represented England at two
World Table Tennis Championships
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in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) from 1965 to 1969.
He won two
English National Table Tennis Championships
The English National Table Tennis Championships are run by the English Table Tennis Association. The first championships were held in 1960. Desmond Douglas has won the most singles titles with 11, whilst the leading woman is Jill Parker-Hammers ...
mixed doubles titles.
Personal life
On 4 September 1965, he married fellow table tennis international
Mary Shannon, his frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions. They had at least three children.
See also
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References
English male table tennis players
1943 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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