Tommy Sears

Tommy Sears (born 1911 in Dublin , † December 6, 1975 in Swindon ) was an English table tennis player who took part in seven world championships in the 1930s and 1940s.

Career

Tommy Sears won the open English championship in doubles with Victor Barna in 1934 and 1935 . From 1930 to 1949 he took part in seven world championships . He reached the final with the English team in 1931 . At subsequent World Cups, he looked after the English players, especially the women, as a non-playing captain.

Tommy Sears earned his living as a manager of a company. He was married and had two children. After a long illness, he died on December 6, 1975.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CLOSELY	World Championship	1949	Stockholm	SWE	last 128	last 16	last 32
CLOSELY	World Championship	1948	Wembley	CLOSELY	Agony	last 32	no participants
CLOSELY	World Championship	1938	Wembley	CLOSELY	last 64	last 32	no participants
CLOSELY	World Championship	1936	Prague	TCH	last 32	last 32	last 64
CLOSELY	World Championship	1935	Wembley	CLOSELY	last 128	last 16	last 16
CLOSELY	World Championship	1931	Budapest	HUN	Agony	Agony	Scratched	2
CLOSELY	World Championship	1930	Berlin	FRG	last 64	last 32	no participants	6th

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tommy Sears results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed August 19, 2014)

literature

• Ivor Montagu : TESears 1911-1975 - An Appreciation , "Table Tennis News" magazine, February 1976, pages 20–21 Online (accessed August 19, 2014)