Mona Müller-Rüster (''née'' Rüster, later Mueck; 10 August 1901 – 13 January 1976) was a

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international

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player.

Table tennis career

From 1929 to 1934, she won four medals in singles, doubles and team events in the

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. The four World Championship medals included two

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s in the doubles with

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at the

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and team event at the 1933 World Table Tennis Championships.

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Table tennis career

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