Juan Antonio Samaranch, the former IOC president, awarded him the Olympic Order for his role as an advocate for the sport.
Evans was named the "Honorary Life President" of the organization in 1987 and was appointed OBE in the 1972 Queen's Birthday Honors list.
Evans played for Wales between 1931 and 1933 and was the honorary general secretary of the country's sport governing body from 1933 to 1939.
Between 1951 and 1967, he was honored as the general secretary of the International Federation before he held the office of the ITTF president for 20 years.
[1] Evans met his future wife Nancy Jackson before a match against England in 1929, when the Welsh men and women players were brought together for a practice in Cardiff.