Mary Shannon

Mary Shannon (Wright)
Mary Shannon in 1963
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born12 February 1944 (1944-02-12) (age 82)[1]
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1969 MunichMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place1965 Hala TivoliTeam
Silver medal – second place1963 PragueDoubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1970 MoscowMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place1968 LyonSingles
Bronze medal – third place1968 LyonDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1968 LyonMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place1966 LondonDoubles
Silver medal – second place1966 LondonMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place1964 MalmoDoubles
Gold medal – first place1964 MalmoTeam
Gold medal – first place1962 BerlinDoubles
Silver medal – second place1962 BerlinTeam

Mary Shannon (married name Mary Wright), (born 12 February 1944) is a retired English table tennis player.

Table tennis career

She won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1970, including three gold medals in 1962–1964.[2]

She also won seven English Open titles.

Personal life

Shannon worked as a radiographer.[3] On 4 September 1965, she married Brian Wright, her frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions.[4] They had three children.[5]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Roger Morris (March 1964). "Harrison Conquers Barnes" (PDF). Table Tennis. 181: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ↑ WRIGHT-SHANNON Mary (ENG) Archived 2 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. ittf.com
  3. ↑ Zeitschrift DTS, 1964/23, pp. 1, 6
  4. ↑ Ken Matthews (October 1965). "Now Mr. & Mrs" (PDF). Table Tennis. 192: 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Table Tennis Journal". Table Tennis: 14. March 1973.
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