Ruth Aarons

Ruth Aarons
Full name AARONS HUGHES Ruth
Nationality  United States
Playing style Shakehand grip

Ruth Aarons is a former US table tennis player.

Biography

Aarons was Jewish, and lived in New York.[1]

Her main achievements were winning two gold medals in the singles competition at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1936 and 1937. She also won doubles and team medals in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2]

The champion of Woman's Singles in 1937 was declared vacant due to time limit rule in force at the time. In 2001, it was decided to declared the two players (i.e., Ruth Aarons and Gertrude Pritzi) Co-Champions.[3]

She is inducted in the USATT Hall of Fame since 1966.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pauline Dubkin Yearwood (August 3, 2007). "Righting a wrong". Chicago Jewish News. http://www.chicagojewishnews.com/story.htm?sid=1&id=250980. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
  2. ^ "ITTF_Database". Ittf.com. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=1&NAMES=AARONS+HUGHES+Ruth+%28USA%29&Assoc1=USA&Assoc=&s_Gender=&s_Names=arons&. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Ruth Aarons". USATT. http://www.usatt.org/organization/halloffame/aarons1.html. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
  4. ^ "USATT Hall of Fame". USATT. http://www.usatt.org/organization/halloffame/. Retrieved July 20, 2011.