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)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  United States
World Championships
1949 Stockholm Mixed
1949 Stockholm Team

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.[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.{{cite web}}: 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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