| Jessie 'Jay' Purves | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jessie Lydia Purves | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jessie 'Jay' Purves was an international table tennis player from the United States. [1]
| Jessie 'Jay' Purves | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jessie Lydia Purves | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jessie 'Jay' Purves was an international table tennis player from the United States. [1]
She won two World Championship medals [2] including a gold medal in the Women's Team event at the 1937 World Table Tennis Championships. [3] [4] [5]
She was inducted into the USA Hall of Fame in 1979 months after her death. [6] [7]
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