Doris Gubbins

Doris 'Dolly' Gubbins (married name Doris Evans) was a Welsh international table tennis player.[1]

Doris Gubbins
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Table Tennis Championships
1926Women's Singles
1928Women's Singles
1928Women's Doubles

Table tennis career

She won a silver medal at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's singles. Two years later she won a bronze medal in the women's singles[2] and another silver medal at the 1928 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Brenda Sommerville.[3] She also won three English Open titles.

Personal life

She moved from Wales to Maidstone in Kent and her daughter June Evans was a county player for Kent.[4] She died in 1961.

See also

References
  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. "Mrs Dolly Evans obituary" (PDF). English Table Tennis Association.


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