Eric John Filby (31 May 1917 – 9 December 2004) was a male English international table tennis and lawn tennis player.[1]

Eric Filby
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1917-05-31)31 May 1917
Died9 December 2004(2004-12-09) (aged 87)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Men's Doubles

He won a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Hyman Lurie.[2][3]

In 1950 he moved from Norfolk to Croydon.[4]

Filby played in the 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles.[5]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Men's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ^ "Eric Filby Leaves Norfolk" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  5. ^ "Player Record". ATP World Tour.