Rosalind Rowe

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Richard Bergmann, Diane and Rosalind Rowe 1953.

Rosalind Rowe , married to Cornett , (born April 14, 1933 in Marylebone near London, † June 15, 2015 ) was an English table tennis player who was world champion in doubles in 1951 and 1954.

Career

Rosalind Rowe was born in 1933 as a twin sister of Diane . In 1961 she won her only title at the English National Championships when she won the doubles competition with Jill Mills-Rook .

From 1951 to 1955 she was nominated for all five world championships , where she won at least two medals each time. In 1951 and 1954 she and her sister won the gold medal in doubles, which is why they were often called the Rowe twins. In 1952 , 1953 and 1955 the twins reached the doubles final.

In the ITTF world rankings , Rosalind Rowe was ranked third in 1953 and 1955.

In 1955 she edited the book The Twins on Table Tennis with her sister Diane . In the same year she married Jack Cornett and then appeared under the name Rosalind Cornett . Because of the expected offspring, she decided not to take part in the 1956 World Cup , while her sister continued her own career at a high level until 1973 and became, among other things, European champion. At the World Cup, however, the sisters' two titles remained their greatest success.

She had three children. She lived in Kent in the late 1990s.

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
CLOSELY World Championship 1955 Utrecht NED Quarter finals silver last 32 3
CLOSELY World Championship 1954 Wembley CLOSELY Quarter finals gold Semifinals 3
CLOSELY World Championship 1953 Bucharest ROU Semifinals silver Quarter finals 2
CLOSELY World Championship 1952 Bombay IND Semifinals silver Semifinals 3
CLOSELY World Championship 1951 Vienna AUT Quarter finals gold last 32 3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ World rankings 1947 to 2001 (Excel; 171 kB) (accessed on September 23, 2011)
  2. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1955/22 Page 1
  3. ↑ DTS magazine , 1956/6 page 1
  4. ^ Table Tennis News - Official Journal of the English Table Tennis Association, May 1960, page 11 (accessed August 12, 2014)
  5. ^ Rosalind Rowe results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 23, 2011)

swell

  • The Rowe twins are turning 65 , DTS magazine , 1998/4 p. 32

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personal data
SURNAME Rowe, Rosalind
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cornett, Rosalind
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Marylebone near London
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 2015