About Ken Stanley
Lived 1922 – 2013 (aged 91). Ken Stanley was a British table tennis player.
Kenneth Stanley (19 February 1922 – 1 March 2013) was a male English international table tennis player.
Table tennis career He won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ken Hyde, Hyman Lurie, Ernest Bubley and Arthur Wilmott.
He played table tennis in India and won the All India Cup winning the Men's Singles, Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles and later coached in Scotland, New Zealand, Norway and England and had an academy in Burnley.
Personal life He was a football agent and ran a sports agency in London and was also an instructor for the RAF during the war. He married Marion Brook in 1942 and had four children. His son David and daughter Janet played table tennis and won national youth titles. He died in 2013.
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Who was Ken Stanley?
British table tennis player (1922-2013)
When was Ken Stanley born?
Ken Stanley was born on 19 February 1922 in Hulme.
When did Ken Stanley die?
Ken Stanley died on 1 March 2013 in Mirfield.
What was Ken Stanley's occupation?
Ken Stanley was a table tennis player.
What nationality was Ken Stanley?
Ken Stanley was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ken Stanley. https://biography.guide/ken-stanley/
MLA: "Ken Stanley." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ken-stanley/.
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