Dora M Emdin (4 August 1912 – 9 April 1945)[1][2] was a female English international table tennis player.[3]

Dora Emdin
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born(1912-08-04)4 August 1912
Died9 April 1945(1945-04-09) (aged 32)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Women's Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Women's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1938 Women's Team

Table tennis career

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She won a bronze medal at the 1934 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's singles.[4][5]

She won another bronze at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Margaret Osborne and a silver medal in the women's team. She also won five English Open titles.

Personal life

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Her older sister Doris Lucy Emdin was also a notable table tennis international.[6]

She married Jack Zillwood in 1940 and died, aged 32, after a short illness in 1945.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Free Births, Deaths and Marriages". FreeBMD.org.uk.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ^ "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  6. ^ "History of U.S. Table Tennis Vol 1". USATT. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.