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Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon (1911 – 12 September 1973) [1] was a male international table tennis player from England.
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| Full name | Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1973 (aged 61–62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-hander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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