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Wendy Woodhead

Pauline 'Wendy' Woodhead (1916-2003) was a female former international table tennis player from England.[1]

Wendy Woodhead
Personal information
Full namePauline Wendy Woodhead (Burbush)
Nationality England
Born(1916-05-10)10 May 1916
Oxfordshire
DiedJanuary 2003(2003-01-00) (aged 86)
Cumberland
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  England
World Championships
1937 Baden Doubles
1938 London Mixed

Table tennis career Edit

She won a silver medal with Margaret Osborne in the women's doubles at the 1937 World Table Tennis Championships. The following year she won a gold medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships with Laszlo Bellak.[2][3] It was the first time they had paired together for a tournament.[4]

She also won four English Open titles.

Personal life Edit

Her father Percy William Woodhead owned a tennis court and table tennis room where she learnt to play. She married Martin 'Bunny' Burbush in 1940.[5] She died in 2003, in Penrith, Cumbria.

Wendy & Martin had two children. Belinda & Timothy.

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ^ "Laszlo Bellak article" (PDF).
  5. ^ "A HISTORY OF THE CLUB 1924-2004" (PDF). Amersham & Chiltern RFC.

External links Edit

  • History of USA Table Tennis Volume 1 - Chapter 27 Retrieved 2013-01-24


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