Dina Meshref

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Dina Alaa Meshref (Egyptian: دينا علاء مشرف; born 10 March 1994 in Quebec City) is an Egyptian table tennis player who is currently world rank number 28 in ITTF, she is African number 1 table tennis player.[1] She represented Egypt in the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics..[3]

Dina Meshref
Personal information
Native nameدينا علاء مشرف
Full nameDina Alaa Meshref
Nationality Egypt
Born (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryEgypt
SportTable Tennis
Rank28 world in ITTF
ClubEgypt Al Ahly
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Egypt
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat Doubles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cairo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cairo Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Cairo Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Cairo Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cairo Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Cairo Singles
Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Lagos Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Oyo Singles
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin Team
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha Team

She attended Futures American School and Roots School and had graduated from the American University in Cairo.

Meshref comes from a family of table tennis players. Both her parents were national champions. She won her first African Cup title in 2011 before claiming seven consecutive titles between 2014 and 2020.

She won her latest African title in September 2022, climbing 21 spots in the table tennis world ranking to reach the rank of 29.

Dina, was a gold medalist in women's singles at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and a gold medalist in women's teams at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.

She reached her highest ITTF ranking of #26 in 4/2023.

On 10 August 2022 she signed for the Greek club Panathinaikos, competing in the European Champions League.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Table Tennis MESHREF Dina". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ London 2012 Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Paul, Kaushiik (21 May 2021). "Tomokazu Harimoto, Mima Ito spearhead Japanese challenge as ITTF releases Tokyo Olympics teams". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό η Μεσρέφ!" (in Greek). Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.