Adrian Haydon

Adrian Haydon
Personal information
Full nameArthur 'Adrian' Haydon
Nationality England
Born(1911-10-11)11 October 1911
Kings Norton, Birmingham, UK
Died12 September 1973(1973-09-12) (aged 61)
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleLeft-hander
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1953 BucharestDoubles
Gold medal – first place1953 BucharestTeam
Bronze medal – third place1952 BombayDoubles
Silver medal – second place1952 BombayTeam
Silver medal – second place1948 WembleyDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1947 ParisDoubles
Silver medal – second place1935 WembleyDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1935 WembleyMixed
Bronze medal – third place1933 BadenSingles
Bronze medal – third place1933 BadenTeam
Silver medal – second place1931 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place1929 BudapestSingles
Bronze medal – third place1929 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place1928 StockholmTeam

Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon (11 October 1911 – 12 September 1973) 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. 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).

Personal life

He married international player Doris Jordan in 1938.

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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ivor Montagu, In Memoriam Archived 25 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Table Tennis News, November 1973
  2. 1 2 "Famous English Players" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "HAYDON Adrian (ENG)". ITTF. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  5. ↑ "ANN HAYDON-AUTHORESS" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Dodd, Ro (24 June 2000). "Interview - Ann Jones: Ann settles out of court". Birmingham Post.