George Goodman (table tennis) explained

George 'Eli' Goodman

George 'Eli' Goodman is a former male English international table tennis player.

He 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, Benny Casofsky and Johnny Leach.[1] [2]

He was first capped against Wales in 1946 and represented Manchester in national competitions.[3]

He was of Jewish descent and won a gold medal for England at the Jewish Maccabiah Games in 1950 with Benny Casofsky.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123.
  2. Web site: Swaythling Cup results. tischtennis-infos.de.
  3. Web site: New Names Make News. Table Tennis England.
  4. Web site: Manchester players take two world titles. Table Tennis England.