Benny Casofsky Explained

Benny Casofsky
Birth Date:	19 June 1919

Bernard "Benny" Casofsky (19 June 1919 – 15 April 1987), was a former male English international table tennis player.

“Benny” was part of the England team that competed at the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ernest Bubley, Eric Filby, George 'Eli' Goodman and Johnny Leach.^{[1] [2]}

He was of Jewish descent and was part of the Manchester team along with Leslie Cohen and Hyman Lurie who won the Wilmott Cup (National Team Championship) on three occasions.^{[3] [4]} He was also later ranked as Manchester’s number one player.^[5]

Later, he was named the president of the Manchester and District League.

See also

• List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

Notes and References

1. Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123. 2018-04-12. 2018-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922055935/http://sports123.com/tte/index.html. dead.
2. Web site: Swaythling Cup results. tischtennis-infos.de. 12 April 2018. 5 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505034830/http://www.tischtennis-infos.de/content/download/ittf-turniere/. dead.
3. Web site: The winners of the Wilmott Cup in 1950, Benny Casofsky, Leslie Cohen and Hymie Lurie.. Northern Soul.
4. Web site: National Team Champions. Table Tennis England.
5. Web site: Manchester's great season. table Tennis England.