Emily Bolton (table tennis)

Emily Bolton (born 10 February 1998) is an English international table tennis player.[1] She is a doubles national champion and has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[2]

Emily Bolton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26)
Askam, Cumbria, England
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubSt Quentinois (France)

Biography

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Bolton won the national women's doubles title in 2020, alongside Denise Payet, and also claimed a singles bronze medal in the same year at the English National Table Tennis Championships. At the 2022 edition she and Charlotte Bardsley were beaten by Tin-Tin Ho & Maria Tsaptsinos in the women's doubles final.[3][1]

In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she competed in two events; the women's doubles and the women's team events. England reached the quarter-finals in the latter event.[2][3] Bolton had replaced the injured Mollie Patterson in the England squad.[4]

In 2024, she won a 3rd women's doubles title at the English National Championships, held at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Emily Bolton gets Team England call-up". Table Tennis England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Askam in Furness table-tennis player Emily Bolton joins Team England for Commonwealth Games". The Mail. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Seven's heaven for Drinkhall and it's six of the best for Ho". Table Tennis England. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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