Maureen Heppell is a female former international table tennis player from England.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 1949 Northumberland, England |
Table tennis career edit
She represented England at the 1967 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Karenza Smith and Mary Shannon-Wright.[2][3][4]
Personal life edit
Her father Len Heppell (a ballroom dancer) helped train Pop Robson after Robson had met Maureen on the table tennis circuit.[5] Len went on to help many leading football players and managers and Maureen married Robson.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Juniors Set the Pace - page 9" (PDF). Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ "Corbillon Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de.
- ^ "1967 Corbillon Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
- ^ "The Shearer parallel appeals to Robson, Newcastle's hero of '69". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Tributes to dance hero who inspired the stars". The Journal.
- ^ "The Shearer parallel appeals to Robson, Newcastle's hero of '69". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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