Kathleen Berry

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Kathleen Berry
Personal information
Nationality England
Bornc. 1908
Epping, England
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Mixed Doubles

Kathleen Berry (born 1908 or 1909) was a noted English table tennis player who had her first success in a game played at Harrods in February 1922 when she was thirteen.[1][2]

Table tennis career[edit]

Berry's greatest international success was in mixed doubles at the 1934 World Table Tennis Championships where she was paired with Laszlo Bellak.[3] Information about her becomes scarce after her competing in the 1935 World Table Tennis Championships.[4][5]

Berry competed in the mixed doubles event at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships with her brother Reginald Henry Berry.

Tournament wins[edit]

  • 1922 Harrods Open
  • 1922/23 Daily Mirror British Championship
  • 1924/25 Middlesex Championship
  • 1924/25 London League Championship
  • 1925/26 Middlesex Championship
  • 1925/26 London League Championship

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ITTF's "Table Tennis Collector", Issue 57, page 6 (Summer 2010)
  2. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. ^ ITTF Museum results on Mixed Doubles Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ ITTF database page for Kathleen Berry
  5. ^ ITTF Museum results on Women's Doubles