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John Alfred Leach MBE (20 November 1922 – 5 June 2014) was a British table tennis player, coach, and author. He began competing at a relatively old age, 17, before serving in World War II. During the war, he greatly elevated his game and, in 1946, achieved a world ranking.
Jun 9, 2014 · Johnny Leach MBE, a two-time World Singles Champion, has passed away at the age of 91, he was England’s last surviving World Champion. Mr Leach, a former world no. 1 who won the Men’s Singles in Stockholm, Sweden 1949 and Vienna, Austria 1951, was also part of the 1953 England team who won the World Championships (Swaythling Cup) In ...
John Alfred Leach MBE (20 November 1922 – 5 June 2014) was a British table tennis player, coach, and author. He began competing at a relatively old age, 17, before serving in World War II. During the war, he greatly elevated his game and, in 1946, achieved a world ranking.
Jun 24, 2014 · Johnny Leach, who has died aged 91, twice won the world table tennis singles championship and was one of the most admired British sportsmen of the post-war era.
Former World Champion Johnny Leach MBE. Johnny Leach, M.B.E. passed away on Thursday, 5 th June age 91. His contribution to English table tennis is widely recognised as a World Champion and a top player.
Jun 27, 2014 · Johnny Leach twice won the world table tennis singles championship and was one of the most admired British sportsmen of the post-war era. He was known for his modesty and courteous character.
Johnny Leach was the most successful English table tennis player of the last century. For a time in the late Forties and early Fifties, he was the dominant competitor in a sport that was surfing a global wave of popularity, winning the world title in 1949 and again in 1951.
