Mae Clouther

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Mae Clouther (* 1917 , † February 1, 1997 in Portsmouth (New Hampshire) ) was an American table tennis player . At the 1947 World Cup , she won silver in doubles.

Career

Mae Clouther began her career in 1936. She initially took part in national tournaments in the USA. In 1947 she was nominated for the World Championships in Paris. Here she advanced two rounds in the individual, then she was eliminated by Helen Elliot (Scotland). In doubles with Reba Monness she achieved after Siegen u. a. against Marie Kettnerová / Květa Hrušková (Czechoslovakia) and Mary Detournay / Josee Wouters (Belgium) the final, which they lost against the Austro-Hungarian couple Gizella Farkas Trude Pritzi . In the mixed with Ladislav Moudry (Czechoslovakia) she failed in the first round. With the team she won bronze.

A year later, at the 1948 World Cup , she reached the quarter-finals in doubles with Englishwoman Lilian Barnes.

In 1984 Mae Clouther was inducted into the USATT Hall of Fame.

Private

Mae Clouther was married to Jim Clouther, the president of the American table tennis association USTTA (United States Table Tennis Association).

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
United States World Championship 1948 Wembley CLOSELY last 32 Quarter finals last 16 5
United States World Championship 1947 Paris FRA last 16 silver last 64 3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Portrait on ittf.com (accessed April 10, 2016)
  2. ↑ USATT Hall of Fame (accessed April 10, 2016)
  3. ↑ USTTA President (accessed April 10, 2016)
  4. ↑ Mae Clouther results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed April 10, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Clouther, Mae
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH 1917
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1997
Place of death Portsmouth, New Hampshire