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 |
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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
- ^ 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)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carrington, Elsie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weaver, Elsie (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1919 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Walthamstow |
DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2015 |
Place of death | Bournemouth |