Person Open DS/UK/9775 Leach; Johnny (1923-); British table tennis player Leach Johnny 1923- British table tennis player Male

Sportsperson; Table Tennis Player Johnny Leach (born 1923) is a retired British table tennis player. From 1947 to 1955 he won several medals in single, double, and team events at the World Table Tennis Championships, including the individual Men's World Championships at Stockholm in 1949 and Vienna in 1951, a World Team Championship Gold Medal for UK (1953) and Silver Medal (runner up) in 1952, and runner up (Silver) in men's doubles in three World Championships (1947,1952,1953). He is currently the president of the English Table Tennis Association. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 12/2/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 0753e812-d15a-43bc-a4ee-0697d67dff3c