Dina Meshref

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
    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 Greece Panathinaikos
    Medal record
    Women's Table Tennis
    Representing  Egypt
    All-Africa Games
    Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Singles
    Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Team
    Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo Team
    Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville Doubles
    Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Mixed Doubles
    Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Doubles
    Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Mixed 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
    1. "Table Tennis MESHREF Dina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. 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.
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