Reba Monness
Reba Monness - b. as Reba Kirson (born February 3, 1911 , † May 10, 1980 in New York City ) was an American table tennis player . At the 1947 World Cup , she won silver in doubles.
Career
In the 1940s Reba Monness was temporarily president of the New York table tennis association NYTTA (New York Table Tennis Association).
She was nominated for the World Championships in Paris in 1947 . Here she lost to the Austrian Trude Pritzi in the individual in the second round . In doubles with Mae Clouther she achieved after Siegen u. a. against Marie Kettnerová / Květa Hrušková (CSSR) and Mary Detournay / Josee Wouters (Belgium) the final, which they lost against the Austro-Hungarian couple Gizella Farkas Trude Pritzi . In mixed with the Hungarian Ferenc Sidó , she advanced two rounds.
In 1950 she won the US National Championship. In the same year she was ranked ninth in the ITTF world rankings . In 1981 Reba Monness was inducted into the USATT Hall of Fame.
In addition to table tennis, she also played tennis, basketball, volleyball, ice hockey and hockey.
Private
Reba Monness was married to Abbot R. Monness.
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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United States | World Championship | 1947 | Paris | FRA | last 32 | silver | last 16 | 3 |
Web links
- Reba Monness in the USATT Hall of Fame (accessed April 11, 2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ USATT Hall of Fame: Sally Green Prouty (accessed April 11, 2016)
- ↑ a b Date of birth (accessed April 12, 2016)
- ↑ USA Championship 1950 (accessed April 11, 2016)
- ↑ ITTF world rankings from 1947 to 2001 (accessed on April 11, 2016)
- ↑ USATT Hall of Fame (accessed April 10, 2016)
- ↑ Reba Monness results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed April 11, 2016)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Monness, Reba |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirson, Reba (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1911 |
DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1980 |
Place of death | New York City |