Mary Shannon

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Mary Shannon

Mary Shannon (married name Mary Wright), (born 12 February 1944) is a retired English table tennis player.

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Mary Shannon (Wright)
Mary Shannon in 1963
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born12 February 1944 (1944-02-12) (age 81)[1]
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
1969 MunichMixed doubles
1965 Hala TivoliTeam
1963 PragueDoubles
European Championships
1970 MoscowMixed doubles
1968 LyonSingles
1968 LyonDoubles
1968 LyonMixed doubles
1966 LondonDoubles
1966 LondonMixed doubles
1964 MalmoDoubles
1964 MalmoTeam
1962 BerlinDoubles
1962 BerlinTeam
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Table tennis career

She won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1970, including three gold medals in 1962–1964.[2]

She also won seven English Open titles.

Personal life

Shannon worked as a radiographer.[3] On 4 September 1965, she married Brian Wright, her frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions.[4] They had three children.[5]

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