Ron Crayden

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Ron Crayden (* 1920 in Brixton (London) , † December 9, 2007 in London ) was an English table tennis player who took part in six world championships.

Career

Ron Crayden took part in a total of six world championships as an active player from 1948 to 1961 . He was fourth with the English team in 1951 and 1961 . In 1951 he also reached the quarterfinals in doubles. In many international encounters up to 1970 he acted as a non-playing captain. He was nominated 16 times as a player, 225 times he was captain of the English team.

His career was interrupted by World War II , during which he served in the Royal Air Force.

Ron Crayden wrote many articles on table tennis. His book The Story of Table Tennis - the first 100 years , published in 1995, received a lot of attention .

For his services to table tennis, he was awarded the ITTF Merit Award in 1989.

Private

Ron Crayden was also active in tennis. He won 45 tournaments in the London area. He was married and had a daughter.

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
CLOSELY World Championship 1961 Beijing CHN last 128 last 128 no participants 4th
CLOSELY World Championship 1955 Utrecht NED last 128 no participants last 32
CLOSELY World Championship 1954 Wembley CLOSELY last 128 last 64 last 64
CLOSELY World Championship 1951 Vienna AUT last 64 Quarter finals last 64 4th
CLOSELY World Championship 1948 Wembley CLOSELY last 64 last 32 no participants

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Featured Book: The Story of Table Tennis - the first 100 years (publ. 1995) in Swaythling Club International News No. 47, Winter 2008, page 21 (engl.)
  2. ^ Ron Crayden results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed July 22, 2014)

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personal data
SURNAME Crayden, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crayden, Ronald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Brixton (London)
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 2007
Place of death London