About Wendy Woodhead
Lived 1916 – 2003 (aged 86–87). Wendy Woodhead was a British table tennis player.
Pauline 'Wendy' Woodhead (10 May 1916 – January 2003) was a female former international table tennis player from England.
Table tennis career She won a silver medal with Margaret Osborne in the women's doubles at the 1937 World Table Tennis Championships. The following year she won a gold medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships with Laszlo Bellak. It was the first time they had paired together for a tournament.
She also won four English Open titles.
Personal life Her father Percy William Woodhead owned a tennis court and table tennis room where she learnt to play. She married Martin 'Bunny' Burbush in 1940. She died in 2003, in Penrith, Cumbria.
Wendy & Martin had two children. Belinda & Timothy.
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Who was Wendy Woodhead?
British table tennis player
When was Wendy Woodhead born?
Wendy Woodhead was born on 10 May 1916 in Oxfordshire.
When did Wendy Woodhead die?
Wendy Woodhead died in 2003.
What was Wendy Woodhead's occupation?
Wendy Woodhead was a table tennis player.
What nationality was Wendy Woodhead?
Wendy Woodhead was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Wendy Woodhead. https://biography.guide/wendy-woodhead/
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