Dora M Emdin (4 August 1912 – 9 April 1945) was a female
English international
table tennis player.
Table tennis career
She won a
bronze medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...
at the
1934 World Table Tennis Championships
The 8th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Paris from December 2 to 10, 1933. The Championships were held in December 1933 but are officially listed as the 1934 Championships.
Medalists Team
Individual
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in the women's singles.
She won another bronze at the
1938 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1938 World Table Tennis Championships were held in London from January 24 to January 29, 1938. The pool stages were held at the Royal Albert Hall with the finals at the Wembley Empire Pool and Sports Arena.
Medalists Team
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in the women's doubles with
Margaret Osborne and a silver medal in the women's team. She also won five
English Open titles.
Personal life
Her older sister
Doris Lucy Emdin was also a notable table tennis international.
She married Jack Zillwood in 1940 and died, aged 32, after a short illness in 1945.
See also
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List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships
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List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
English female table tennis players
1912 births
1945 deaths
World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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