| 词条 | Desmond Douglas |
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| name = Desmond Douglas | image = Desmond Douglas.jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = | fullname = Desmond Douglas | education = | nationality = English British | playingstyle = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|07|20|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates ={{MedalSport | Men's table tennis}}{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}{{MedalCompetition | World Cup}}{{MedalBronze | 1990 Chiba City | Team}}{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}{{MedalSilver | 1978 Duisburg | Team}}{{MedalSilver | 1980 Berne | Mixed Doubles}}{{MedalSilver | 1988 Paris | Team}}{{MedalBronze | 1978 Duisburg | Singles}} |}}Desmond Douglas MBE (born 20 July 1955[1] in Jamaica) is a British table tennis player. He lived and was brought up in the area of Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of close to the table blocks on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.[2] Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis champion, who peaked at equal World No. 7 and European No. 3. He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, in both the singles and the doubles, where he was partnered by Sky Andrew. Douglas played professionally in The German Bundesliga for eight years , between 1977-1985. [3] [4][5] Douglas is still actively involved in table tennis, coaching throughout the country, including training some of the top young British prospects at the Youth Development Squad. He also coaches at Sutton Coldfield College and Woodfield Table Tennis Club, Wolverhampton. He lives in Walsall, West Midlands. See also
References1. ^{{cite news | last = | first = | title = Weekend birthdays | newspaper = The Guardian | location = | pages = 52 | language = | publisher = Guardian Media | date = 20 July 2014 | url = | accessdate = 21 July 2014}} {{Footer European Top-12 Champions Table Tennis Singles Men}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Desmond}}{{England-sport-bio-stub}}{{Europe-tabletennis-bio-stub}}2. ^http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=1726 3. ^http://www.rootsofsport.org.uk/files/Roots%20Of%20Sport%20info%20booklet_1_web_optimized.pdf 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=284|title=Skylet Andrew|publisher=British Olympic Association|accessdate=2009-07-09}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/skylet-andrew-1.html|title=Skylet Andrew|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=2009-07-09}} 11 : British table tennis players|Living people|1955 births|English people of Jamaican descent|Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom|Members of the Order of the British Empire|Olympic table tennis players of Great Britain|Table tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Black British sportspeople|Sportspeople from Walsall|People from Handsworth, West Midlands |
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