Ahmet Li

Ahmet Li
Nationality	Turkey
Born	January 12, 1991  China
Playing style	All round player
Highest ranking	40 (April 2016)
Current ranking	44 (August 2016)
Club	Beşiktaş J.K.
Medal record table tennis Representing  Turkey Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Single 2013 Mersin Team

Ahmet Li (Chinese: 李良夫; pinyin: Lǐ Liángfū, born January 12, 1991) is a Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. He is a member of Beşiktaş J.K..^[1] In April 2016, Li climbed up 26 steps to the 40th place in the world ranking list.^[2][3][4] As of August 2016, he is ranked the forty-fourth player in the world.

In 2012, he took the bronze medal in the under-21 category of the ITTF World Tour Spanish Open in Almeria.^[5]

Li won the bronze medal in singles event,^[6] and the gold medal in the team event at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.^[7]

He took part at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was eliminated losing already in the first round.^[8]

Li earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his performance at the 2016 ITTF European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.^[4][9]

References

1. "Sporcu Bilgileri - Ahmet Li" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Oimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
2. "Ahmet Li 26 basamak yükseldi". Masa Tenisi Dünyası (in Turkish). 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
3. "World ranking Record for LI Ahmet (TUR)". ITTF. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
4. "Ahmet Li Rio'da!". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
5. "İspanya'da Ahmet Lı 3. oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Masa Tenisi Federasyonu. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
6. "Masa tenisinde madalyalar çeşit çeşit". Spor X (in Turkish). 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
7. "Masa tenisinin idolleri: Bora Vang-Ahmet Li". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
8. "Ahmet Li havlu attı!". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
9. "Olimpiyat biletini aldık!". Masa Tenisi Dünyası (in Turkish). 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-06-27.