Leah Thall-Neuberger (December 17, 1915 in Columbus, Ohio – January 25, 1993), nicknamed Miss Ping, was an American table tennis player. She was ranked the # 3 table tennis player in the world in 1951.[1]
Neuberger won the United States national championships nine times as a single player, twelve times in doubles, and eight times in mixed doubles. She also won 41 times at the Canadian championships. She served on the Canadian team that travelled to the People’s Republic of China in 1971 on the Ping-Pong Diplomacy Tour.[6] She also won two English Open titles.
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^(PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
^ ab"Leah Thall-Neuberger". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
^"United States Maccabiah Team in Israel". Toledo Jewish News. August 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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