Betty Henry

Betty Henry
Link, circa 1939
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born(1922-03-11)11 March 1922
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died10 September 1944(1944-09-10) (aged 22)
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Sport
ClubSouth Bend
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1938Women's Singles

Betty Link (née Henry, March 11, 1922 – September 10, 1944) was an American female international table tennis player.

Henry was born in South Bend, Indiana on March 11, 1922. She won a bronze at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's singles. Henry died in South Bend on September 10, 1944, at the age of 22.

Henry was inducted into the US Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 2025.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. 1 2 "Betty Henry, Famous Table Tennis Star, dies here at 22". The South Bend Tribune. 11 September 1944. p. 12. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ↑ LIFE Magazine. Time Inc. 28 February 1938. p. 48. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  5. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Betty Henry, Former Table Tennis Ace, Dies". The Los Angeles Times. 11 September 1944. p. 19. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Class of 2025 – US Table Tennis Hall of Fame". 2025-12-16. Retrieved 2025-12-31.