Doris Gubbins Explained

Dorothy (Dolly) Gubbins
Birth Name:	Dorothy Eleanor Gubbins
Nickname:	Dolly
Residence:	Bridgend
Death Date:	1961

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

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

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile. Table Tennis Guide.
2. Web site: Women's Singles results. International Table Tennis Federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20120412005823/http://www.ittf.com/museum/WorldChWSingles.pdf. 2012-04-12.
3. Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123.
4. Web site: Mrs Dolly Evans obituary. English Table Tennis Association. 21 February 2018. 22 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100616/http://tabletennisengland.co.uk/etta_website/magazine-archive/1961-62/tt_issue162.pdf. dead.