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From 1951 to 1955 she won 14 medals in single, double, and team events in the [[World Table Tennis Championships]],<ref>[http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=6097 ROWE Rosalind (ENG)]. ittf.com</ref> many of them together with her twin sister [[Diane Rowe|Diane]].<ref>[http://www.ettu.org/2013/04/happy-birthday-diane-and-rosalind-hational-heroines/ Happy birthday Diane and Rosalind, national heroines]. ettu.org. 15 April 2013.</ref>
From 1951 to 1955 she won 14 medals in single, double, and team events in the [[World Table Tennis Championships]],<ref>[http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=6097 ROWE Rosalind (ENG)]. ittf.com</ref> many of them together with her twin sister [[Diane Rowe|Diane]].<ref>[http://www.ettu.org/2013/04/happy-birthday-diane-and-rosalind-hational-heroines/ Happy birthday Diane and Rosalind, national heroines]. ettu.org. 15 April 2013.</ref>


The 14 World Championship medals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/tte/index.html|title=Table Tennis World Championship medal winners|publisher=Sports123}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tabletennis.guide/profile.php?name=rosalind-rowe-126870|title=Profile|publisher=Table Tennis Guide}}</ref> included two [[gold medal]]s in the doubles at the [[1951 World Table Tennis Championships]] and [[1954 World Table Tennis Championships]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700|year=2004|publisher=The Bath Press|isbn=0-316-72645-1}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312|year=1987|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5}}</ref>
The 14 World Championship medals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/tte/index.html|title=Table Tennis World Championship medal winners|publisher=Sports123}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tabletennis.guide/profile.php?name=rosalind-rowe-126870|title=Profile|publisher=Table Tennis Guide}}</ref> included two [[gold medal]]s in the doubles at the [[1951 World Table Tennis Championships]] and [[1954 World Table Tennis Championships]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700|year=2004|publisher=The Bath Press|isbn=0-316-72645-1}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|last=Matthews/Morrison|first=Peter/Ian|title=The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312|year=1987|publisher=Guinness Superlatives|isbn=0-85112-492-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessencyclop00matt}}</ref>


She also won nine [[English Open (table tennis)|English Open]] titles.
She also won nine [[English Open (table tennis)|English Open]] titles.

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Rosalind Rowe
Richard Bergmann with Diane and Rosalind Rowe (right) in 1953
Personal information
Full nameRosalind Rowe
Nationality England
Born(1933-04-14)14 April 1933
Marylebone, London, England
Died15 June 2015(2015-06-15) (aged 82)
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  England
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1955 Utrecht Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Utrecht Team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Wembley Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Wembley Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Wembley Team
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Bucharest Singles
Silver medal – second place 1953 Bucharest Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1953 Bucharest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Bombay Singles
Silver medal – second place 1952 Bombay Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Bombay Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Bombay Team
Gold medal – first place 1951 Vienna Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Vienna Team

Rosalind Cornett (née Rowe) (14 April 1933 – 15 June 2015) was a British table tennis player who multiple competitions at the World Table Tennis Championships between 1951 and 1955.[1]

Table tennis career

From 1951 to 1955 she won 14 medals in single, double, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships,[2] many of them together with her twin sister Diane.[3]

The 14 World Championship medals[4][5] included two gold medals in the doubles at the 1951 World Table Tennis Championships and 1954 World Table Tennis Championships.[6] [7]

She also won nine English Open titles.

Personal life

Born in Marylebone, England on 14 April 1933,[8] Rosalind Rowe was a daughter of former amateur footballer Vivian Rowe.[9]

In 1955 she and her sister Diane published a book, The twins on table tennis.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rosalind Rowe, sportswoman - obituary. Telegraph.co.uk (24 June 2015). Retrieved on 2016-07-20.
  2. ^ ROWE Rosalind (ENG). ittf.com
  3. ^ Happy birthday Diane and Rosalind, national heroines. ettu.org. 15 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  5. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  6. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  7. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  8. ^ Rosalind Rowe, sportswoman - obituary. Telegraph.co.uk (24 June 2015). Retrieved on 2016-07-20.
  9. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 138. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  10. ^ Diane Rowe and Rosalind Rowe (1955). 'The twins' on table tennis.