Constance Wheaton

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Constance Wheaton
Personal information
Nationality England
Born1908
St Albans, England
Died1964(1964-00-00) (aged 55–56)
St Albans, England

Constance 'Connie' Wheaton (1908–1964), (married name Brigden), was a female international table tennis player from England.[1]

Table tennis career[edit]

She represented England as part of the women's team for the 1937 Corbillon Cup (women's world team event). The team consisting of Margaret Osborne, Wendy Woodhead and Doris Jordan finished in fifth place.[2][3]

She was two times London Championships winner.[4] and reached the last 16 of the women's doubles during the 1935 and 1937 World Championships and the last 16 of the singles in 1935.[5][6]

Personal life[edit]

She married Leslie Brigden in 1941.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "British rankings - page 2" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Corbillon Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "The Selectors Verdict - page 3" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Filby's fright in London Championships - page 14" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Women's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  6. ^ "1935 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.