Nima Alamian
Iranian table tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Full name | Nima Alamian Darounkolaei | |||||||||||||||||
Residence | Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)[1] Babol, Mazandaran, Iran[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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.