Peggy McLean

Peggy McLean
Full name Margaret Rinn McLean
Nationality  United States
Born (1927-07-08) July 8, 1927
Hollis, Queens, New York City
Died Connecticut
Playing style Aggressive
Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight 110 lb (50 kg)

Margaret 'Peggy' McLean (married name Folke), (born July 8, 1927) is a former international table tennis player from the United States.[1]

Table tennis career

She has won two World Championship medals including a gold medal in the women's team event at the 1949 World Table Tennis Championships in 1949.[2][3] [4]

In addition she won a mixed doubles bronze medal with Marty Reisman in 1949.[5] She also won two English Open titles.

Hall of Fame

She was inducted into the USA Hall of Fame in 1980.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  5. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USATT.


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