Nima Alamian Explained

Nima Alamian
Fullname:Nima Alamian Darounkolaei
Residence:Tehran, Iran
Club:Petrochimi Bandar Imam[1]
Birth Date:24 December 1992[2]
Birth Place:Babol, Mazandaran, Iran
Playingstyle:Right-handed shakehand
Hrank:60 (April 2019)[3]

Nima Alamian (Persian: نیما عالمیان; born 24 December 1992 in Babol[4]) 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.

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.

Major results

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World Championships (Individual)
World Championships (Team)
33rd place
29th place
33rd place
Asian Games
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Asian Championships
2012 Round of 64 Round of 32 9th place
2013 Round of 16 Round of 64 8th place

References

  1. http://ttraket.com/?p=73507 پیگیری لیگ تنیس روی میز پس از دو ماه وقفه
  2. Web site: Nima Alamian. Olympiedia. 16 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Ranking progression. ittf.com. 16 January 2022.
  4. http://ttraket.com/?p=8915 «مصاحبه اختصاصی با نیما عالمیان ملی پوش کشور»
  5. Web site: 2021-03-05. Alamian's brothers win bronze at WTT Contender Series. 2021-04-19. Tehran Times. en.
  6. Web site: Iran's Alamian Secures Tokyo 2020 Spot at Asian Olympic Qualifier - Sports news. 2021-04-19. Tasnim News Agency. en.
  7. Web site: 2021-03-20. Three players secure Tokyo 2020 spots at Asian Olympic qualifier. 2021-04-10. www.insidethegames.biz.