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Nima Alamian | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nima Alamian Darounkolaei | |||||||||||||||||
Residence | Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Babol, Mazandaran, Iran[2] | 24 December 1992|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed shakehand | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 60 (April 2019)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Petrochimi Bandar Imam[4] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]