Adrian Haydon

Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon (11 October 1911 – 12 September 1973) ^[1] was a male international table tennis player from England.

Adrian Haydon
Full name	Arthur 'Adrian' Haydon
Nationality	England
Born	(1911-10-11)11 October 1911 Kings Norton, Birmingham, UK
Died	12 September 1973(1973-09-12) (aged 61) Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-hander
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  England World Championships 1953 Bucharest Doubles 1953 Bucharest Team 1952 Bombay Doubles 1952 Bombay Team 1948 Wembley Doubles 1947 Paris Doubles 1935 Wembley Doubles 1935 Wembley Mixed 1933 Baden Singles 1933 Baden Team 1931 Budapest Team 1929 Budapest Singles 1929 Budapest Team 1928 Stockholm Team

Table tennis career

He started playing table tennis aged just 7 years-old. During the 1927-28 season he was world ranked 6.^[2] He won fourteen medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships from 1928 to 1953, including a gold medal at the 1953 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event).^[3][4]

Personal life

He married international player Doris Jordan in 1938.^[5]

He is the father of Ann Haydon Jones, a finalist at the World Table Tennis Championships and a Grand Slam winner in tennis.^[6]

He also played for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club 2nd XI.^[2]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
• List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships