Nima Alamian
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| Full name | Nima Alamian Darounkolaei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1992[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Petrochimi Bandar Imam[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 60 (April 2019)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 198 (12 August 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 also a table tennis player. Playing together in the men's team and men's doubles events at the 2022 Asian Games, the brothers won two bronze medals.
On 9 January 2026, Alamian publicly commented on the 2025–2026 Iranian protests on his Instagram, stating: "Pray for Iran".[8]
Major results
References
- ^ "Ranking progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ پیگیری لیگ تنیس روی میز پس از دو ماه وقفه (Persian)
- ^ a b "Nima Alamian". Olympiedia. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b «مصاحبه اختصاصی با نیما عالمیان ملی پوش کشور», (Persian)
- ^ "Alamian's brothers win bronze at WTT Contender Series". Tehran Times. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Iran's Alamian Secures Tokyo 2020 Spot at Asian Olympic Qualifier - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Three players secure Tokyo 2020 spots at Asian Olympic qualifier". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ https://www.iranintl.com/202601093169