Adrian Haydon Explained

Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon (1911 – 12 September 1973) ^[1] was a male international table tennis player from England.

Table tennis career

He started playing table tennis aged just 7 years-old. During the 1927-28 season he was world ranked 6.^[2] He won fourteen medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships from 1928 to 1953, including a gold medal at the 1953 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event).^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

He married international player Doris Jordan in 1938.^[5]

He is the father of Ann Haydon Jones, a finalist at the World Table Tennis Championships and a Grand Slam winner in tennis.^[6]

He also played for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club 2nd XI.^[2]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
• List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships

Notes and References

1. [Ivor Montagu]
2. Web site: Famous English Players. Table Tennis England.
3. Web site: HAYDON Adrian (ENG) . ITTF . September 8, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812115246/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=2767 . August 12, 2014 .
4. Web site: Profile. Table Tennis Guide.
5. Web site: ANN HAYDON-AUTHORESS. Table Tennis England.
6. Web site: Interview - Ann Jones: Ann settles out of court. Dodd, Ro. Birmingham Post. June 24, 2000.