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Davida Hawthorn
Davida Hawthorn was a Americans, United States international table tennis player. She was from New York. She won a three bronze medals at the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's team, women's doubles with Leah Neuberger, Lea Thall-Neuberger and mixed doubles with William Holzrichter. She was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994 and was the 1945 US champion. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawthorn, Davida American female table tennis players 1918 births Possibly living people World Table Tennis Championships medalists 20th-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's double and mixed doubles, are currently held in odd numbered years. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years. In the earlier days of the tournament, Hungary's men's team was a dominant force, winning the championships 12 times. This was followed by a short period of dominance by Japan in the 1950s. From the 1960s onwards, China emerged as the new dominant power in this tournament and, with the exception of 1989–2000, when Sweden won four times, China continues to dominate the sport. China's men's team holds a record 22 world team championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
