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 | [1] Queens, New York, U.S. | 8 July 1926|||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 March 2013 Westport, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 86)|||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Aggressive | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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McLean 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.
McLean 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]