Adrian Haydon
Full nameArthur 'Adrian' Haydon
Nationality England
Born1911
Died12 September 1973(1973-09-12) (aged 61–62)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-hander
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Bucharest Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1953 Bucharest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Bombay Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1952 Bombay Team
Silver medal – second place 1948 Wembley Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Paris Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1935 Wembley Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Wembley Mixed
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Baden Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Baden Team
Silver medal – second place 1931 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1929 Budapest Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1929 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Stockholm Team

Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon (1911 – 12 September 1973) [1] was a male international table tennis player from England.

Table tennis career

He started playing table tennis aged just 7 years-old. During the 1927-28 season he was world ranked 6.[2] He won fourteen medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships from 1928 to 1953, including a gold medal at the 1953 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event).[3][4]

Personal life

He married international player Doris Jordan in 1938.[5]

He is the father of Ann Haydon Jones, a finalist at the World Table Tennis Championships and a Grand Slam winner in tennis.[6]

He also played for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club 2nd XI.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ivor Montagu, In Memoriam Archived 25 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Table Tennis News, November 1973
  2. ^ a b "Famous English Players" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  3. ^ "HAYDON Adrian (ENG)". ITTF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  5. ^ "ANN HAYDON-AUTHORESS" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  6. ^ Dodd, Ro (24 June 2000). "Interview - Ann Jones: Ann settles out of court". Birmingham Post.


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