Doris Gubbins

Dorothy (Dolly) Gubbins
Personal information
NicknameDolly
Nationality Wales
BornDorothy Eleanor Gubbins
Died1961 (1962)
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Table Tennis Championships
Silver medal – second place1926Women's Singles
Bronze medal – third place1928Women's Singles
Silver medal – second place1928Women's Doubles

Dorothy 'Dolly' Gubbins (married name Dorothy Evans) (died 1961) was a Welsh international table tennis player.[1]

Table tennis career

She won a silver medal at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's singles. Two years later she won a bronze medal in the women's singles[2] and another silver medal at the 1928 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Brenda Sommerville.[3] She also won three English Open titles.

Personal life

She moved from Wales to Maidstone in Kent and her daughter June Evans was a county player for Kent.[4] She died in 1961.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ↑ "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ↑ "Mrs Dolly Evans obituary" (PDF). English Table Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.