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George Hendry

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George Hendry
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born(1920-09-02)September 2, 1920
St. Louis
DiedAugust 17, 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 90)
St. Louis
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Men's Team

George Jack Henndry (1920–2011) was a male international table tennis player from the United States.[1]

Table tennis career

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He wod a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Bernard Grimes, James McClure, Lou Pagliaro and Sol Schiff for the United States.[2]

He won a first national junior championships in 1935. He reached an American national high ranking of 2 in the singles and 1 in the doubles. He later won 35 national seniors championships.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ Martin, Douglas (August 27, 2011). "George Hendry, a Young and Old Table Tennis Master, Dies at 90". New York Times.