Bryan Reginald Merrett was a male international

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player from

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Table tennis career

He won a

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at the

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in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with

Richard Bergmann Richard Bergmann (10 April 1919 – 5 April 1970) was an Austrian-British international table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total. He is conside ...

, Brian Kennedy,

Johnny Leach John Alfred Leach MBE (20 November 1922 – 5 June 2014) was a British table tennis player, coach, and author. He began competing at a relatively old age, 17, before serving in World War II. During the war, he greatly elevated his game a ...

and Alan Rhodes and for England. He was a former England No 1, played in 100 internationals and won the Welsh Open in Cardiff in 1952. He won two

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titles in singles and doubles.

Personal life

He married Shirley Hotchkins in 1957 and they spent their honeymoon on a Russian table tennis tour. He died in August 2001 aged 66.

References

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Table tennis career

Personal life

See also

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