Peggy McLean

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

Peggy McLean
Full nameMargaret Rinn McLean
Nationality United States
Born (1927-07-08) July 8, 1927
Hollis, Queens, New York City
DiedConnecticut
Playing styleAggressive
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight110 lb (50 kg)

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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  6. "Hall of Fame Inductees". USATT.


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