Florian Van Acker Explained

Florian Van Acker
Nickname:Flo Flo
Sport:Para table tennis
Disability:Autism
Disability Class:C11
Coach:Nico Vergeylen
Birth Date:28 February 1997
Birth Place:Zalău, Romania
Height:1.72m

Florian Van Acker (born 28 February 1997) is a Belgian para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a Paralympic champion, World champion and double European champion in the men's singles. He is trained by former World and Paralympic champion Nico Vergeylen.[1] [2] He is autistic and intellectually disabled.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 September 2020. Florian Van Acker - IPTTF Profile. International Para Table Tennis Federation.
  2. Web site: 23 October 2018. Florian is world champion and "happiest man in the world" (in Dutch). www.hln.be.
  3. Web site: Lerouge . Marc . Florian Van Acker medaillekandidaat op de Paralympics in Rio . Sporta Magazine . 28 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161102122355/http://www.sportamagazine.be/artikels/florian-van-acker-medaillekandidaat-op-de-paralympics-rio-jonge-tafeltennisser-met-autisme . November 2, 2016 . Dutch . dead.