Mary Shannon
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| Nationality |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1944 (age 80)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Shannon (married name Mary Wright), (born 12 February 1944) is a retired English table tennis player.
Table tennis career
[edit]She won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1970, including three gold medals in 1962–1964.[2]
She also won seven English Open titles.
Personal life
[edit]Shannon worked as a radiographer.[3] On 4 September 1965, she married Brian Wright, her frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions.[4] They had three children.[5]
See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mary Shannon.
- ^ Roger Morris (March 1964). "Harrison Conquers Barnes" (PDF). Table Tennis. 181: 6.
- ^ WRIGHT-SHANNON Mary (ENG) Archived 2 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. ittf.com
- ^ Zeitschrift DTS, 1964/23, pp. 1, 6
- ^ Ken Matthews (October 1965). "Now Mr. & Mrs" (PDF). Table Tennis. 192: 12–13.
- ^ "Table Tennis Journal". Table Tennis: 14. March 1973.
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