Nima Alamian

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Nima Alamian
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Personal information
Full nameNima Alamian Darounkolaei
Residence Tehran, 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 Table tennis pictogram.svg
Playing style Right-handed shakehand
Highest ranking60 (April 2019) [3]
ClubPetrochimi Bandar Imam [4]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Team

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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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

YearVenueSinglesDoublesTeam
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 64Round of 329th place
2013 Busan, South Korea Round of 16Round of 648th place

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References

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  2. 1 2 «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.