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Sandra Landy
Sandra Landy (née Ogilvie; 19 June 1938 – 4 January 2017) was a contract bridge player who played at international level for England and for Great Britain, and was a member of the England teams which won the women's world championship, the Venice Cup, in 1981 and 1985. She was also a teacher and populariser of the game, and developed the English Bridge Union's "Bridge for All" teaching programme. Biography Sandra Ogilvie was born in the London suburb of Shirley, near Croydon. The family moved to Brighton during World War II to escape the German bombing. Her parents played bridge, and she taught herself to play the game as a child. Her mother died when she was seventeen, and she became her father's bridge partner. She was educated at Hove County Grammar School for Girls, and then went on to study mathematics at St. Anne's College, Oxford, where she was the first woman to play in the Varsity Match (bridge) against Cambridge University. She next took a postgraduate diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin Landy
Alvin Landy (1905–1967) was an American bridge administrator and player. Creator of the Landy convention, he was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 1998. Bridge accomplishments Honors * ACBL Hall of Fame 1998 * ACBL Honorary Member 1957 Awards * von Zedtwitz Award 1998 Wins * North American Bridge Championships (8) ** Spingold (1) 1936 ** Marcus Cup (1) 1951 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1947, 1948, 1954, 1958 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1939 ** Spingold (1) 1949 Runners-up * North American Bridge Championships (4) ** Masters Individual (1) 1939 ** Reisinger (1) 1949 ** Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ... (2) 1946, 1952 Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landy, Alvin American contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
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Place Of Death Missing
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People From Croydon
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2017 Deaths
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1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Cup (bridge)
The Gold Cup is the premier open British contract bridge competition for teams of four. (Teams may comprise up to six players but only four take part at any one time.) It was first contested in the 1931/32 season, making it one of the oldest contract bridge tournaments anywhere. The event was run by the British Bridge League through 1999 and subsequently by Bridge Great Britain, a newly formed not-for-profit organisation. Except for 1933/34 the format has always been single-elimination (knock-out). The 2019 Gold Cup was the 82nd. There were eight annual competitions before 1940 and 74 more have been completed since its resumption in 1946.Archives: Gold Cup Roll of Honor Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 2013-12-17. Currently there are eight rounds to handle as many as 256 entries, with at least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camrose Trophy
The Camrose Trophy or "The Camrose" is an annual bridge competition among open teams representing the home nations of Great Britain and Ireland: England (EBU), Northern Ireland (NIBU), Republic of Ireland (CBAI), Scotland (SBU) and Wales (WBU). As such it is the open teams-of-four component of the "Home Internationals" organised by Bridge Great Britain."Home Internationals: a brief history" By Patrick Jourdain. Bridge Great Britain. Retrieved 17 December 2013. "The Camrose" is the open teams event. , owner of '' |
Lady Milne Trophy
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Sally Brock
Saralinda Jane "Sally" Brock (''née'' Hartley; born 1953) is an English bridge player. She has been part of the winning team in five Women's European Championships, two Venice Cups and two World Team Olympiads. In November 2017, she received the Diamond Award from the English Bridge Union (EBU) in recognition of her outstanding contribution to England's international teams. Life Brock was educated at Godolphin School and Nottingham University, where she met her first husband Tony Sowter. In 1981 she married Mark Horton. In 1993 she married Raymond Brock, who died in 2008. She has three children: Ben, Briony and Toby. Bridge career In 1976, she played her first Lady Milne Championship with Sally Eggett, heavily pregnant with her first child Benjamin. In 1979, she played her first European Championship with Sandra Landy, which they won. In 1980, they won a Bronze at the European Championships. In 1981, they won the European Championship again as well as the Venice Cup. In 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Championship Mixed Pairs
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