Harry Venner
Henry Thomas Venner (1923 – 12 April 2015), was a male international table tennis player from England.[1]
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1923 London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 April 2015 (aged 91–92) London | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Table tennis career
Venner won three medals at the World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team) event.[2]
He was an all-out attacking player and used a hard rubber bat for the majority of his career before switching to a sandwich bat. He later became a coach and ran the Putney Club. He died on 12 April 2015.[3]
See also
References
- "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- "Obituary: Harry Venner, Swaythling Cup star". Table Tennis England.
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