Melek Hu, born Hou Meiling () 27 January 1989,

Shenyang Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...

) is a Chinese-born Turkish

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

player. She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China. She has won European championships in the mixed (2010), double (2015) and single (2016) events.

Major achievements

* Played for Turkey 2008 Olympic Team in

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

* 1 time Turkish Super League Champion * 1 time Turkish Champion * 2009 Mediterranean Games Champion * 1 time Balkan Games Champion * 1 time ETTU Cup runner-up * Bronze medal at the

European Table Tennis Championships The European Table Tennis Championships is an international table tennis competition for the national teams of the member associations of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). First held in 1958, the ETTU organised the European Championships ev ...

2010 * Silver medal at the 2012 European Mixed Double Championships held in Buzau,

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

* Qualified for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

* Bronze medal at the

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

in women's singles in

. * Competed for Turkey at the

2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

* European mixed champion in 2010 * European doubles champion in 2015 * European singles champion in 2016

References

External links

Player profile on fenerbahce.org

Team page on fenerbahce.org
1989 births Living people Turkish female table tennis players Chinese female table tennis players Fenerbahçe table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Turkey Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Turkish people of Chinese descent Chinese emigrants to Turkey European Games bronze medalists for Turkey European Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games European champions for Turkey Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Table tennis players from Shenyang Naturalised table tennis players Naturalized citizens of Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in table tennis Turkish sportspeople of Chinese descent {{Turkey-tabletennis-bio-stub

Major achievements

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