Thomas Eagar Sears (13 March 1911 – 6 December 1975), was a male English international table tennis player.[1]
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Full name | Thomas Eagar Sears | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | England | ||||||||||||||
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 13 March 1911||||||||||||||
Died | 6 December 1975 Swindon, England | (aged 64)||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Table tennis career
editHe won a silver medal in the men's team event at the 1931 World Table Tennis Championships.[2] He also won two English Open titles and captained England.
Personal life
editSears was a warehouse manager at W.H Smith Supply Centre from 1926 to 1973. He was also a Japanese prisoner of war.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ "Obituary" (PDF). Table Tennis England.