Neda Shahsavari | |
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Full name | Neda Shahsavari |
Nationality | Iranian |
Residence | Kermanshah, Iran |
Born | Kermanshah, Iran | 21 September 1986
Height | 167.5 |
Weight | 67 |
Playing style | Shakehand Counter Driver |
Highest ranking | 135 (April 2019) |
Neda Shahsavari (Persian: ندا شهسواری, born 21 September 1986 in Kermanshah) is an Iranian table tennis player who qualified to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] Through qualifying, she became the first Iranian woman to represent Iran in table tennis for the 2012 Olympic Games.[2] She was born in the western city of Kermanshah and she studied physical education at university.[3]
Olympic
[edit]She has also qualified to play in her second olympics, at Rio 2016. On May 19, 2024, after winning the Central Asia Championship, Shahsavari was able to get a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics and go to the Olympics for the third time.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iranian table tennis players qualify for Olympics". Tehrantimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Iranian table tennis players to compete at Olympics". En.olympic.cn. 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Iranian woman becomes Olympic trailblazer". Ww.w.londonthenews.com. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- ^ Olympic. "Table Tennis Secures 2 Olympic Sports for Paris 2024". Olympic. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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