Ken Hyde

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Ken Hyde (born June 1915 in St. Helen's; † June 2010 ) was an English table tennis player . He competed in six world championships before World War II and won two bronze medals in 1939.

Career

Ken Hyde has been called up 16 times for the English national team, the first time in 1932 for an international match against Ireland. From 1934 to 1939 he was nominated for all six world championships . He finished fifth with the English team in 1938 . In 1939 he won bronze both in doubles with Hyman Lurie and in the team competition. In 1937 he took first place in the English rankings. In 1948 he quit because of health problems.

Ken Hyde won against world class players like Victor Barna (1937), Bohumil Váňa and Miklós Szabados .

Private

Ken Hyde had two older brothers, Cecil and Eric. He often played successfully doubles with Eric. Ken studied at the University of Liverpool and earned a Bachelor of Chemistry ( B.SC ) here. In 1940 he married and then enlisted in the Royal Air Force , where he was stationed in Africa for three and a half years. He earned his living as a managing director and consultant in several companies where he worked worldwide. Most recently, Ken Hyde lived in Hertfordshire.

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
CLOSELY World Championship 1939 Cairo EGY Quarter finals Semifinals last 32 3
CLOSELY World Championship 1938 Wembley CLOSELY last 32 last 32 last 16 5
CLOSELY World Championship 1937 to bathe AUT Agony last 64 last 32 7th
CLOSELY World Championship 1936 Prague TCH last 16 last 32 last 16 8th
CLOSELY World Championship 1935 Wembley CLOSELY last 32 last 32 last 16
CLOSELY World Championship 1934 Paris FRA last 16 Quarter finals Quarter finals 7th

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b J.AL: Our President , Table Tennis Digest, Vol. 26, No. 3, March 1973, page 4 (accessed on July 12, 2015)
  2. ↑ Former League players are honored by University in Liverpool-Echo of April 30, 2009 (accessed July 12, 2015)
  3. ↑ Ken Hyde Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com - The first name is incorrectly given as "Jeffrey". (accessed on July 12, 2015)

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personal data
SURNAME Hyde, Ken
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH June 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Helen's
DATE OF DEATH June 2010