Nima Alamian

Nima Alamian
Personal information
Full nameNima Alamian Darounkolaei
ResidenceTehran, Iran
Born (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)[1]
Babol, Mazandaran, Iran[2]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand
Highest ranking60 (April 2019)[3]
ClubPetrochimi Bandar Imam[4]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Nima Alamian (Persian: نیما عالمیان; 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, where he came in 49th. [citation needed]

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. [citation needed]

Major results

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Year Venue Singles Doubles Team
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

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  1. ^ a b "Nima Alamian". Olympiedia. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b «مصاحبه اختصاصی با نیما عالمیان ملی پوش کشور», (Persian)
  3. ^ "Ranking progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ پیگیری لیگ تنیس روی میز پس از دو ماه وقفه (Persian)
  5. ^ "Alamian's brothers win bronze at WTT Contender Series". Tehran Times. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  6. ^ "Iran's Alamian Secures Tokyo 2020 Spot at Asian Olympic Qualifier - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  7. ^ "Three players secure Tokyo 2020 spots at Asian Olympic qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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