Peggy McLean
Peggy McLean (* around 1926; † 2013 ) was an American table tennis player . At the 1949 World Cup she won gold with the American team.
Career
Peggy McLean was promoted and trained by the four-time American champion Louis Pagliaro . In 1948 she won the American Open Championship and the Canadian Open Championship in singles. In 1949 and 1951 she was nominated for participation in the world championships . The 1949 World Cup was a success . Here she won bronze in mixed with Martin Reisman , and with the American women's team she even became world champion by defeating the Hungarian team 3-1 in the final.
In July 1949, she was ranked second in the ITTF world rankings .
Private
In 1949 Peggy McLean married the Swede Elis Folke.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | World Championship | 1951 | Vienna | AUT | last 16 | last 32 | last 32 | 7th |
| United States | World Championship | 1949 | Stockholm | SWE | last 64 | last 32 | Semifinals | 1 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Table Tennis, October 1948, page 13 (accessed June 2, 2015)
- ^ Table Tennis magazine, September 1949, page 14 (accessed June 2, 2015)
- ↑ Peggy McLean Results from ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed June 2, 2015)
Web links
- In Memoriam Peggy McLean (USA) , in SCI-News No. 95, September 2013, page 28 Excerpt from an article by Tim Boggan (accessed June 2, 2015)
- Portrait on teamusa.org ( accessed June 2, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McLean, Peggy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McLean Margaret; Folke, Peggy (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1926 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2013 |