James Thompson (table tennis) explained

James Thompson
Birth Date:	1889
Birth Place:	Bristol, England

James Thompson (1889–1967)^[1] was a male English international table tennis player.^[2]

He won a bronze medal at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team event.^[3] He was captain of this inaugural Championship England team and used a rubber racket.

He won the West of England Championships in 1908, made his debut against Wales in 1923 and won the inaugural Daily Mirror British title in May 1923 at Selfridges in London, and played in the Bristol league (one of the earliest clubs in the world).^[4]

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: Notes on the Players—from the original Programme. Table Tennis Collector. 2018-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171424/https://d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2017/11/Table-Tennis-Collector-33.pdf. 2018-02-23. dead.
2. Web site: Profile. Table Tennis Guide.
3. Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123.
4. Web site: The Oldest League in the World. Table Tennis Collector.