Karen Witt

Karen Witt (* around 1962) is an English table tennis player with an active career in the 1970s and 1980s. She won the English championship in 1983 and gold three times at the Commonwealth Championships.

Career

From 1977 to 1985 Karen Witt was nominated five times for world championships , in 1983 she came seventh in the team competition. At the Commonwealth Championships she won in 1977 in doubles with Melody Ludi and in 1985 in singles and with the team.

In 1983 she won the English National Championships in singles and doubles with Jill Hammersley . In 1978 she won the mixed title with Nigel Eckersley.

Back problems have affected her throughout her career. Therefore, she ended her career in 1986 and began training as a nurse.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CLOSELY	Commonwealth Championship	1985	Douglas	IMN	gold			1
CLOSELY	Commonwealth Championship	1977	St Peter Port	GGY		gold
CLOSELY	EURO TOP12	1984	Bratislava	TCH	12
CLOSELY	World Championship	1985	Gothenburg	SWE	last 128	Agony	Agony	9
CLOSELY	World Championship	1983	Tokyo	JPN	last 64	last 64	last 32	7th
CLOSELY	World Championship	1981	Novi Sad	YUG	last 128	Agony	last 64	12
CLOSELY	World Championship	1979	Pyongyang	PRK	last 32	last 32	last 32	12
CLOSELY	World Championship	1977	Birmingham	CLOSELY	Agony	last 32	last 64

Individual evidence

1. ↑ In February 1985, she was 23 years old, according to Table Tennis News No. 149, February 1985, page 12 (accessed July 26, 2014)
2. ↑ Witt - nursing an ambition , Table Tennis News No. 157, March / April 1986, page 3 Online (accessed on July 26, 2014)
3. ↑ Karen Witt Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed July 26, 2014)