Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg

Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg Henrica (Lichtenvoorde, 4 January 1966) is a Dutch professional table tennis player. She was at the end of the 1980-IES at the top of the Dutch Table Tennis.

In the beginning of her career, when she was still known under her maiden name Mirjam Kloppenburg, she was trained by her father Jan Kloppenburg. When she switched to tafeltennisvereniging Comtest-Scylla, she came under the care of Frits Kantebeen. In that time, she was a long time in the shadow of another Dutch topper, Bettine Vriesekoop. When Vriesekoop temporarily at the end of the 1980s got KADO Mirjam stopped a leading position in the Dutch women's table tennis. ==Successes[ Edit] == From 1987 Kloppenburg fourteen NK-won titles at the table tennis: in 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1993 in the Ladies singles game, in 1984, 1985 (both with Tony Jackson), 1993, 1996, 1997 (all with Gerdie Keen) and 2004 (with Linda Cantrell) in the Ladies doubles and in 1984 (with Henk van Spain), 1987 (with Erwin Brook), 1990 (with[http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=nl&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGerard_Bakker_jr. Gerard Baker jr.]) and 2004 (with Michael Jackson) in the mixed doubles. Between 1983 and 1996, Kloppenburg participated in seven World Championships and sixEuropean Championships. At the World Championships of 1985 and 1987 she earned a fourth place with the Dutch team both times. In 1992, she obtained with the same team a second place at the European Championships.

She won her biggest victory in 1991, when they the Europe TOP-12 tournament won by Gabriella Wirth in the final to beat. In 1994, she was third at the same tournament. In 1988, 1992 and 1996, she participated in the Olympic Games.

During and after her international career played Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg at various German table tennis associations in the German Bundesliga, namely TuS Glane (with which they won the ETTU Cup in 1993), TuS Holsterhausen (1996), Wittmund, DJK (1997), DJK Rheydt (until 2001) and DJK again Holsterhausen (until 2007). Hooman played in the Dutch eredivisie for TTV Avanti, Westa, DOV and Li-Ning/Heerlen.[Odion-Gaanderen]] ==Private[ Edit] == Mirjam was pupil of the Isendoorn College in Warnsveld and lived at the time in Zutphen. They then played for table tennis association Tower City of Zutphen. Since 1989, Mirjam Kloppenburg married and has two children.