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| Nationality | 
England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1917 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 December 2004 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||
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Eric John Filby (31 May 1917 – 9 December 2004) was a male English international table tennis and lawn tennis player. [1]
He won a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Hyman Lurie. [2] [3]
In 1950 he moved from Norfolk to Croydon. [4]
Filby played in the 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles. [5]
See also
- List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships
- List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "Men's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ "Eric Filby Leaves Norfolk" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
- ^ "Player Record". ATP World Tour.
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