Hu Heming Explained

Hu Heming
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Table tennis
Birth Date:21 March 1994

Hu Heming (born 21 March 1994) is an Australian table tennis player who has competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life

Hu started playing table tennis in his garage when he was six years old. He moved to China at age 16 to pursue his table tennis career.[2] Hu attended Lyndale Secondary College in Dandenong North, Victoria.[3]

Career

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, the team of Chris Yan, David Powell and Heming advanced to the round of 16 where they were beaten by Japan 3–0.[4]

His highest Men's World Ranking was 61 in September 2019, and number 1 in the Australia and Oceania Region for 4 years (2017-2021), before he announced his retirement on March 21, 2022.

Heming represented Australia at the 2014 & 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is the 2018 & and 2019 Oceania Cup Champion and qualified to represent Australia at the 2018 and 2019 Men's World Cups.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table Tennis Team announced for Tokyo Olympics on One Year To Go milestone . 2021-04-08 . Australian Olympic Committee . en-AU . 14 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414010338/https://www.olympics.com.au/news/table-tennis-team-announced-for-tokyo-olympics-on-one-year-to-go-milestone/ . live .
  2. News: This table tennis champion started in his garage at age 6. Now he's an Olympian. . . 2021-06-16 . 2024-03-27 . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327004435/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/this-table-tennis-champion-started-in-his-garage-at-age-6-now-hes-an-olympian/sd6sltk54 . live .
  3. Web site: Alumni . Lyndale Secondary College . 4 April 2024 . en-AU . 28 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128121038/https://lyndale.vic.edu.au/alumni/ . live .
  4. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-03-14 . The Roar . en-US . 15 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315191131/https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ . live .

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