Eric Filby
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1917-05-31)31 May 1917
Died9 December 2004(2004-12-09) (aged 87)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1938Men's Doubles

Eric John Filby (1917-2004) was a male English international table tennis and lawn tennis player.[1]

He won a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Hyman Lurie.[2][3]

In 1950 he moved from Norfolk to Croydon.[4]

Filby played in the 1955 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Men's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. "Eric Filby Leaves Norfolk" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
  5. "Player Record". ATP World Tour.


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