Nima Alamian (; born 24 December 1992 in
Babol
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(Persian)) is an Iranian
table tennis
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player. He won at the 2016 Asian qualification tournament and qualified to the
2016 Summer Olympics
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, where he came in 49th.
Alamian won a bronze medal in doubles event at the WTT contender series Qatar 2021.
He also booked his place at
Tokyo
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2020 Summer Olympics
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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. He has qualified to represent Iran at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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.
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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Living people
Sportspeople from Babol
Iranian male table tennis players
Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic table tennis players for Iran
Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
Table tennis players at the 2022 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in table tennis
Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran
Asian Games competitors for Iran
Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
1992 births
21st-century Iranian sportsmen
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in table tennis
Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Iran
Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Iran
Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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