Melek Hu
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1989 China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | All round player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (December 2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 13 (December 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Table Tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melek Hu, born Hou Meiling (Chinese: 侯美玲)[2][3] 27 January 1989, Shenyang) is a Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player.[4] She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China.[5][6] She has won European championships in the mixed (2010),[7] double (2015) and single (2016) events.
Major achievements[edit]
- Played for Turkey 2008 Olympic Team in 2008 Olympic Games in China[8]
- 1 time Turkish Super League Champion
- 1 time Turkish Champion
- 2009 Mediterranean Games Champion[9]
- 1 time Balkan Games Champion[10]
- 1 time ETTU Cup runner-up[11]
- Bronze medal at the European Table Tennis Championships 2010
- Silver medal at the 2012 European Mixed Double Championships held in Buzau, Romania[12]
- Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Bronze medal at the 2015 European Games in women's singles in table tennis.
- Competed for Turkey at the 2016 Olympics[4]
- European mixed champion in 2010
- European doubles champion in 2015
- European singles champion in 2016
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Hou Mei Ling transferred to Fenerbahce
- ^ Winning streak in table tennis
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melek Hu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Player profile on fenerbahce.org
- ^ "ITTF_Database". Ittf.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.ettu.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Melek Hu eliminated in Beijing 2008
- ^ Melek Hu won 2009 Mediterranean Games
- ^ Melek Hu won 2008 Balkan Games
- ^ Fenerbahçe played final in Ettu Cup
- ^ "ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships-Filimon-Samara golden pairings again". European Table Tennis Union. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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