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Betty Henry

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Betty Henry
Link, circa 1939
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born(1922-03-11)11 March 1922
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died10 September 1944(1944-09-10) (aged 22)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Sport
ClubSouth Bend
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Women's Singles

Betty Link (née Henry, March 11, 1922 – September 10, 1944) was an American female international table tennis player.[1]

Henry was born in South Bend, Indiana on March 11, 1922.[2][3] She won a bronze at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's singles.[4][5] Henry died in South Bend on September 10, 1944, at the age of 22.[2][6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ a b "Betty Henry, Famous Table Tennis Star, dies here at 22". The South Bend Tribune. 11 September 1944. p. 12. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ LIFE Magazine. Time Inc. 28 February 1938. p. 48. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  5. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  6. ^ "Betty Henry, Former Table Tennis Ace, Dies". The Los Angeles Times. 11 September 1944. p. 19. Retrieved 10 January 2022.