Joan Crosby
Joan Crosby - born Joan Brock - is a former English table tennis player . At the 1949 World Cup , she won silver in doubles and with the team.
Career
Joan Crosby took part in the 1949 World Cup. Here she won two silver medals. With the English women's team she lost to the USA in the final. The doubles with Pinkie Barnes finished second after a victory in the semifinals over the Hungarians Rozsi Karpati / Erzsebet Mezei and a final defeat against the Hungarian-Scottish couple Gizella Farkas / Helen Elliot .
In the same year she won the Open Dutch Championships in doubles with Pinkie Barnes and mixed with Ronald Sharman.
Joan Crosby has a daughter, Jill Crosby, who has enjoyed success in local table tennis tournaments.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSELY | World Championship | 1949 | Stockholm | SWE | last 32 | silver | last 64 | 2 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Table Tennis, March 1949, page 11 (accessed April 21, 2016)
- ^ Table Tennis, March 1949, page 7 (accessed April 21, 2016)
- ^ Table Tennis, March 1966 page 24 (accessed April 21, 2016)
- ^ Joan Crosby results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed April 21, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crosby, Joan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brock, Joan (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |