Mary Shannon (married name Mary Wright), (born 12 February 1944) is a retired English
table tennis
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player.
Table tennis career
She won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1970, including three gold medals in 1962–1964.
She also won seven
English Open
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titles.
Personal life
Shannon worked as a
radiographer
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. On 4 September 1965, she married
Brian Wright, her frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions. They had three children.
See also
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References
English female table tennis players
1944 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
World Table Tennis Championships medalists
20th-century English sportswomen
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