Idir Khourta Explained
| Idir Khourta |
| Fullname: | Idir Abdullah Khourta |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Sète, France |
| Weight: | 700NaN0 |
| Playingstyle: | Left-handed, classic |
| Equipment: | Yasaka Offensif 40 |
| Club: | Fréjus Sports Club |
| Hrank: | 489 (December 2008) |
| Crank: | 522 (February 2013) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Idir Abdullah Khourta (ar|إدير عبدالله خرطة; born 26 July 1986 in Sète, France) is a French-born Algerian table tennis player.[1] As of February 2013, Khourta is ranked no. 522 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Khourta is a member of the table tennis team for Fréjus Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Eric Angles.[3] He is also left-handed, and uses the classic grip and Yasaka Offensif 40 blade.[3]
Representing his adopted nation Algeria, Khourta qualified for the men's singles tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 8 seeded players from the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers.[4] [5] [6] He lost the preliminary round match to Australia's William Henzell, with a final set score of 1–4.[7] [8]
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Notes and References
- Idir Khourta. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/idir-khourta-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 February 2013.
- Web site: ITTF World Ranking – Idir Khourta. ITTF. 26 February 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110016/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=104528. dead.
- Web site: ITTF World Player Profile – Idir Khourta. ITTF. 26 February 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075733/http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=104528. dead.
- Web site: Players Qualified for the Olympic Games . . . 26 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815012958/http://ittf.com/World_Events/Olympic_games_2008/Olympics_08_players_list_Final_28_Jul_2008.pdf . 15 August 2012 .
- News: Widmer. Marius. Fourteen Players with Eyes Focused on Beijing. ITTF. 22 August 2007. 26 February 2013.
- News: Martin. James. Table Tennis Official Rules and Quick Guide. 17 March 2014. 11 November 2015.
- Web site: Men's Singles Preliminary Round. NBC Olympics. 26 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821064318/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/tabletennis/resultsandschedules/rsc=TTM001907/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.
- News: Henzell through first round of table tennis. ABC News Australia. 20 August 2008. 26 February 2013.
