Joan Ingram (tennis)

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Joan Ingram
Ingram in 1938
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1910-02-28)28 February 1910
Harrow, London, England
Died4 February 1981(1981-02-04) (aged 71)
Westminster, England
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Women's Team
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Women's Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Women's Doubles

Joan Mary Ingram (28 February 1910 – 4 February 1981), was a female English international lawn tennis and table tennis player.[1]

Personal life

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Ingram was born on 28 February 1910 in Harrow, London and died during the first quarter of 1981.[2]

Table tennis

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She won triple bronze at the 1928 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Winifred Land, mixed doubles with Charlie Bull and women's singles.[3][4] In late 1928, Joan Ingram was world ranked fifth. She also won two English Open titles.

Tennis

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She represented Great Britain in the 1937 Wightman Cup and reached the 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles semi finals with Evelyn Dearman.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Birth". FreeBMD.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ^ "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Profile" (PDF). Wimbledon.