Ken Hyde
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 |
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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
- ↑ a b J.AL: Our President , Table Tennis Digest, Vol. 26, No. 3, March 1973, page 4 (accessed on July 12, 2015)
- ↑ Former League players are honored by University in Liverpool-Echo of April 30, 2009 (accessed July 12, 2015)
- ↑ Ken Hyde Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com - The first name is incorrectly given as "Jeffrey". (accessed on July 12, 2015)
Web links
- In Memoriam: Ken Hyde (England) in Swaythling Club International News No. 89, September 2010, page 22 (accessed June 19, 2015)
- Don Davies: Obituary - Ken Hyde 1915 - 2010 in Table Tennis Digest, Vol. 64, August 2010, page 15 (accessed June 19, 2015)
personal data | |
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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 |