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Mary Shannon

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Mary Shannon (Wright)
Mary Shannon in 1963
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born12 February 1944 (1944-02-12) (age 80)[1]
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Munich Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Hala Tivoli Team
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Prague Doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Moscow Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Lyon Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Lyon Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Lyon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1966 London Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1966 London Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1964 Malmo Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1964 Malmo Team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Berlin Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1962 Berlin Team

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

Table tennis career

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Roger Morris (March 1964). "Harrison Conquers Barnes" (PDF). Table Tennis. 181: 6.
  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.
  5. ^ "Table Tennis Journal". Table Tennis: 14. March 1973.
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