Elsie Carrington

Elsie Carrington - b. Weaver - (born September 29, 1919 in Walthamstow , † March 3, 2015 in Bournemouth ) was an English table tennis player from the 1950s and 1960s. She participated in nine world championships.

Career

It was not until she was 28 that Elsie Carrington began playing table tennis. Under the guidance of Jack Carrington , her future husband, she developed into one of the best English players of the time.

From 1948 to 1965 she took part in nine world championships . Her greatest success was reaching the quarter-finals in doubles in 1950 , otherwise she never came close to medal ranks.

She won two doubles titles at the National English Championships , namely in 1960 with Jean McCree and 1968 with Jackie Billington (née Canham). In 1990 she became senior world champion in singles in the age group over 70.

Private

Elsie Carrington was married to the English table tennis player Jack Carrington .

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CLOSELY	World Championship	1965	Ljubljana	YUG	last 64	Agony	no participants
CLOSELY	World Championship	1963	Prague	TCH	last 128	last 64	last 64
CLOSELY	World Championship	1959	Dortmund	FRG	last 64	last 16	last 16
CLOSELY	World Championship	1957	Stockholm	SWE	last 128	no participants	last 128
CLOSELY	World Championship	1955	Utrecht	NED	Agony	no participants	Agony
CLOSELY	World Championship	1954	Wembley	CLOSELY	Agony	last 32	last 64
CLOSELY	World Championship	1950	Budapest	HUN	last 32	Quarter finals	last 64
CLOSELY	World Championship	1949	Stockholm	SWE	last 64	last 32	last 64
CLOSELY	World Championship	1948	Wembley	CLOSELY	no participants	no participants	P-Qual

Individual evidence

1. ^ Elsie Carrington results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed May 3, 2015)

Web links

• Diane Webb: Elsie Carrington Passes Away, A Remarkable Life , March 5, 2015 article on ittf.com (accessed May 3, 2015)