Kenneth Stanley (1922–2013) was a male
English international
table tennis player.
Table tennis career
He 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
1939 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Cairo from March 6 to March 11, 1939.
Only 11 men's teams and 5 women's teams entered the Championships. Hungary, the United States and Austria were the major nations missing. Viktor Barna a ...
in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with
Ken Hyde,
Hyman Lurie
Hyman Lurie (1918–1982) was a male English international table tennis player.
Table tennis career
He won a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Eric Filby. One year later he won double bronze a ...
,
Ernest Bubley
Ernest Bubley (1912-1996) was a male English international table tennis player.
Table tennis career
He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ken ...
and
Arthur Wilmott.
He played table tennis in India and won the All India Cup winning the Men's Singles, Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles and later coached in Scotland, New Zealand, Norway and England and had an academy in Burnley.
Personal life
He was a football agent and ran a sports agency in London and was also an instructor for the RAF during the
war. He married Marion Brook in 1942 and had four children. His son David and daughter Janet played table tennis and won national youth titles. He died in 2013.
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See also
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* List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
English male table tennis players
1922 births
2013 deaths
World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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