Melody Ludi
Melody Ludi , married to Hill (* around 1958) is an English table tennis player from the 1970s.
Career
Melody Ludi achieved her first international success at the Junior European Championships in 1976, when she reached the final in a mixed with Paul Day . With the same mixed partner, she won the National English Championship in 1976/77 .
In 1977 she won the Commonwealth Championship in doubles with Karen Witt , in mixed with Andrew Barden she came in second. Two years later she reached the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Championships. In 1977 she was nominated for the world championship . She was seventh with the English team.
Private
Melody Ludi's grandfather comes from Switzerland. She herself grew up in Yorkshire . In July 1980 she married Greg Hill and then performed under the name Melody Hill .
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLOSELY | Commonwealth Championship | 1979 | Edinburgh | SCO | Semifinals | |||
| CLOSELY | Commonwealth Championship | 1977 | St Peter Port | GGY | gold | silver | ||
| CLOSELY | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1976 | Modling | AUT | silver | |||
| CLOSELY | World Championship | 1977 | Birmingham | CLOSELY | Agony | last 32 | Agony | 7th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to Table Tennis News , No. 73 October 1975, page 16 (accessed January 29, 2015), she was 17 years old in October 1975
- ^ Table Tennis News , No. 113, Oct. 1980, page 35 (accessed January 29, 2015)
- ↑ Melody Ludi results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on January 29, 2015)
literature
- Malcolm Hartley: Thoroughly Modern Melody , Table Tennis News, No. 66, November 1974, page 28 Online (accessed January 29, 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ludi, Melody |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hill, Melody |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1958 |