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Nima Alamian (born 24 December 1992 in Babol[2]) is an Iranian table tennis player. He won at the 2016 Asian qualification tournament and qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nima Alamian Darounkolaei | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1992[1] Babol, Mazandaran, Iran[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 60 (April 2019)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Petrochimi Bandar Imam[4] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nima Alamian won a bronze medal in doubles event at the WTT contender series Qatar 2021.[5]
He also booked his place at Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics after winning a gold medal at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar. Nima Alamian defeated Uzbekistan's Zokida Kenjaev 4-2 (8-11, 7–11, 11–4, 11–4, 13–11, 11–7) in the final match. Alamian will represent Iran at the Games after securing the top spot in the Central Asia region men's singles event.[6] He has qualified to represent Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
His older brother, Noshad, is table tennis player too. Playing together in the men's team and men's doubles events at the 2022 Asian Games, the brothers won two bronze medals for their nation.
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Singles | Doubles | Team |
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| World Championships (Individual) | ||||
| 2011 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Qualification | Qualification | |
| 2013 | Paris, France | Qualification | Round of 64 | |
| 2015 | Suzhou, China | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | |
| World Championships (Team) | ||||
| 2012 | Dortmund, Germany | 33rd place | ||
| 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | 29th place | ||
| 2016 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 33rd place | ||
| Asian Games | ||||
| 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | |
| 2022 | Hangzhou, China | Bronze medal | Bronze medal | |
| Asian Championships | ||||
| 2012 | Macau, China | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 9th place |
| 2013 | Busan, South Korea | Round of 16 | Round of 64 | 8th place |
References edit
- ^ a b "Nima Alamian". Olympiedia. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b «مصاحبه اختصاصی با نیما عالمیان ملی پوش کشور», (Persian)
- ^ "Ranking progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ پیگیری لیگ تنیس روی میز پس از دو ماه وقفه (Persian)
- ^ "Alamian's brothers win bronze at WTT Contender Series". Tehran Times. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Iran's Alamian Secures Tokyo 2020 Spot at Asian Olympic Qualifier - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Three players secure Tokyo 2020 spots at Asian Olympic qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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