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Nima Alamian

Nima Alamian
Alamian in 2016
Personal information
Full nameNima Alamian Darounkolaei
ResidenceTehran, Iran
Born (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 32)[1]
Babol, Mazandaran, Iran[2]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand
Highest ranking60 (April 2019)[3]
Current ranking198 (12 August 2025)
ClubPetrochimi Bandar Imam[4]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku Singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya Singles

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]

Major results

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Year Venue Singles Doubles Team
Olympics
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil First Round
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan First Round
2024 France Paris, France Round of 64
World Championships (Individual)
2011 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Qualification Qualification
2013 France Paris, France Qualification Round of 64
2015 China Suzhou, China Round of 128 Round of 64
2017 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Round of 64 Round of 32
2019 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Round of 64 Round of 32
2021 United States Houston, United States Round of 32
2023 South Africa Durban, South Africa Round of 128 Round of 64
2025 Qatar Doha, Qatar
World Championships (Team)
2012 Germany Dortmund, Germany 33rd place
2014 Japan Tokyo, Japan 29th place
2016 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 33rd place
2018 Sweden Halmstad, Sweden 26th place
2022 China Chengdu, China Group Stage
2024 South Korea Busan, China Round of 16
Asian Games
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea Round of 16 Round of 16
2018 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Round of 16 Quarterfinals
2022 China Hangzhou, China Bronze medal Bronze medal
Asian Championships
2012 Macau Macau, China Round of 64 Round of 32 9th place
2013 South Korea Busan, South Korea Round of 16 Round of 64 8th place
2019 Indonesia Yogyakarta, Indonesia Round of 32 Round of 16 7th place
2021 Qatar Doha, Qatar Round of 32 Quarterfinals 5th place
2023 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea Round of 64 Quarterfinals 6th place
2024 Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Silver Medal Gold Medal
2022 Turkey Konya, Turkey Silver Medal Gold Medal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nima Alamian". Olympiedia. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b «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.
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