Margaret Rinn McLean (later Folke; July 8, 1926 – March 30, 2013) was an American international table tennis player.[2]
| Peggy McLean | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Margaret Rinn McLean | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1926[1] Queens, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 March 2013 (aged 86) Westport, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Aggressive | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Table tennis career
editMcLean won two World Championship medals including a gold medal in the women's team event at the 1949 World Table Tennis Championships.[3][4] [5]
In addition she won a mixed doubles bronze medal with Marty Reisman in 1949.[6] She also won two English Open titles.
Later life and death
editMcLean was inducted into the USA Hall of Fame in 1980.[7]
McLean died in Westport, Connecticut on March 30, 2013, at the age of 86.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Margaret R. McLean". New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910–1965. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". USATT. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Margaret M. Folke". U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930–Current. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Swaythling Club International News" (PDF). ITTF. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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