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'''Leah Thall-Neuberger''' (December 17, 1915 in [[Columbus, Ohio]] – January 25, 1993), nicknamed '''Miss Ping''', was an [[United States|American]] [[table tennis]] player. |
'''Leah Thall-Neuberger''' (December 17, 1915 in [[Columbus, Ohio]] – January 25, 1993), nicknamed '''Miss Ping''', was an [[United States|American]] [[table tennis]] player. |
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Leah Thall-Neuberger was ranked the # 3 table tennis player in the world in 1951. |
Leah Thall-Neuberger was ranked the # 3 table tennis player in the world in 1951. |
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==Table tennis career== |
==Table tennis career== |
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The United States’ greatest women’s table tennis player, of whom the [[New York Times]] once wrote: “Her paddle is her passport,” Thall-Neuberger won the World Mixed Doubles |
The United States’ greatest women’s table tennis player, of whom the [[New York Times]] once wrote: “Her paddle is her passport,” Thall-Neuberger won the World Mixed Doubles |
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In 1971, she accompanied the Canadian table tennis team on its historic [[Ping-Pong Diplomacy]] Tour to the [[People’s Republic of China]]. The only American in the Canadian entourage, and the first U.S. citizen in decades to visit China and speak face to face with Chinese premier [[Chou En-lai]], her chat sparked a series of events that helped thaw the relationship between the United States and China. |
In 1971, she accompanied the Canadian table tennis team on its historic [[Ping-Pong Diplomacy]] Tour to the [[People’s Republic of China]]. The only American in the Canadian entourage, and the first U.S. citizen in decades to visit China and speak face to face with Chinese premier [[Chou En-lai]], her chat sparked a series of events that helped thaw the relationship between the United States and China. |
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==Halls of Fame== |
==Halls of Fame== |
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In 1980, she was elected a charter member of the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame. |
In 1980, she was elected a charter member of the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame. |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = December 17, 1915 |
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[[Category:Jewish American sportspeople]] |
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Revision as of 16:31, 21 October 2012
Leah Thall-Neuberger (December 17, 1915 in Columbus, Ohio – January 25, 1993), nicknamed Miss Ping, was an American table tennis player.
Leah Thall-Neuberger was ranked the # 3 table tennis player in the world in 1951.
Table tennis career
The United States’ greatest women’s table tennis player, of whom the New York Times once wrote: “Her paddle is her passport,” Thall-Neuberger won the World Mixed Doubles Championship in 1956 with teenager Erwin Klein.
Leah captured 29 National titles between 1949 and 1974 — 9 Singles, 12 Doubles, and 8 Mixed Doubles.
She also won 41 Canadian championships, including 11 Singles titles.
In 1971, she accompanied the Canadian table tennis team on its historic Ping-Pong Diplomacy Tour to the People’s Republic of China. The only American in the Canadian entourage, and the first U.S. citizen in decades to visit China and speak face to face with Chinese premier Chou En-lai, her chat sparked a series of events that helped thaw the relationship between the United States and China.
Halls of Fame
In 1980, she was elected a charter member of the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
Neuberger, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Leah Thall-Neuberger". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
External links
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