Arthur Haydon ( born Arthur Haydon , 1911 - September 12, 1973) is an English table tennis player, winner of the World Championships.
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Biography
Born in 1911 He took up table tennis at the age of 7 years. In the season of 1927-1928 he occupied the 6th line of the world ranking. For a quarter century, he won 14 medals of the world championships, including a gold medal in the team at the 1953 world championships.
In 1938, he married Doris Jordan, who was also a well-known English athlete and medalist in world table tennis championships. Their daughter Adrianna also became a famous tennis and table tennis player, and was one of the leaders in women's tennis in the 1960s.
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- β Singles victories in ITTF sponsored competitions: World Cup, World Cup, ITTF World Tour , ITTF World Tour Grand Finals