Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg
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Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg is a former female table tennis
player from Netherlands
. She won three medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships
at Stuttgart in 1992. She also achieved a the third team place in the Table Tennis World Cup
in 1994.
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player from Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. She won three medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...
at Stuttgart in 1992. She also achieved a the third team place in the Table Tennis World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...
in 1994.