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Rosalind Rowe
Richard Bergmann with Diane and Rosalind Rowe (right) in 1953
Personal information
Full nameRosalind Rowe
Nationality England
Born(1933-04-14)14 April 1933
Marylebone, London, England
Died15 June 2015(2015-06-15) (aged 82)
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1955 Utrecht Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Utrecht Team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Wembley Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Wembley Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Wembley Team
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Bucharest Singles
Silver medal – second place 1953 Bucharest Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1953 Bucharest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Bombay Singles
Silver medal – second place 1952 Bombay Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Bombay Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Bombay Team
Gold medal – first place 1951 Vienna Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Vienna Team

Rosalind Cornett (née Rowe) (14 April 1933 – 15 June 2015) was a British table tennis player.[1] From 1951 to 1955 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships,[2] many of them together with her twin sister Diane.[3] In 1955 they published a book The twins on table tennis.[4] Their father was former amateur footballer Vivian Rowe.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rosalind Rowe, sportswoman - obituary. Telegraph.co.uk (24 June 2015). Retrieved on 2016-07-20.
  2. ^ ROWE Rosalind (ENG). ittf.com
  3. ^ Happy birthday Diane and Rosalind, national heroines. ettu.org. 15 April 2013.
  4. ^ Diane Rowe and Rosalind Rowe (1955). 'The twins' on table tennis.
  5. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 138. ISBN 978-0955294914.

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