Nima Alamian

Nima Alamian
Alamian in 2016
Personal information
Full nameNima Alamian Darounkolaei
Born (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992[1]
Babol, Mazandaran, Iran[2]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubPetrochimi Bandar Imam[3]
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand
Highest ranking60 (April 2019)[4]
Current ranking198 (12 August 2025)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 BakuSingles
Silver medal – second place2021 KonyaSingles

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.

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

YearVenueSinglesDoublesTeam
Olympics
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFirst Round
2020Japan Tokyo, JapanFirst Round
2024France Paris, FranceRound of 64
World Championships (Individual)
2011Netherlands Rotterdam, NetherlandsQualificationQualification
2013France Paris, FranceQualificationRound of 64
2015China Suzhou, ChinaRound of 128Round of 64
2017Germany Düsseldorf, GermanyRound of 64Round of 32
2019Hungary Budapest, HungaryRound of 64Round of 32
2021United States Houston, United StatesRound of 32
2023South Africa Durban, South AfricaRound of 128Round of 64
2025Qatar Doha, Qatardid not participate
World Championships (Team)
2012Germany Dortmund, Germany33rd place
2014Japan Tokyo, Japan29th place
2016Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia33rd place
2018Sweden Halmstad, Sweden26th place
2022China Chengdu, ChinaGroup Stage
2024South Korea Busan, ChinaRound of 16
2026England London, Englanddid not participate
Asian Games
2014South Korea Incheon, South KoreaRound of 16Round of 16
2018Indonesia Jakarta, IndonesiaRound of 16Quarterfinals
2022China Hangzhou, ChinaBronze medalBronze medal
Asian Championships
2011Macau Macau, ChinaRound of 64Round of 329th place
2013South Korea Busan, South KoreaRound of 16Round of 648th place
2017China Wuxi, Chinadid not participate
2019Indonesia Yogyakarta, IndonesiaRound of 32Round of 167th place
2021Qatar Doha, QatarRound of 32Quarterfinals5th place
2023South Korea Pyeongchang, South KoreaRound of 64Quarterfinals6th place
2024Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstandid not participate
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017Azerbaijan Baku, AzerbaijanSilver MedalGold Medal
2022Turkey Konya, TurkeySilver MedalGold Medal

References

  1. 1 2 "Nima Alamian". Olympiedia. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 «مصاحبه اختصاصی با نیما عالمیان ملی پوش کشور», (Persian)
  3. ↑ پیگیری لیگ تنیس روی میز پس از دو ماه وقفه (Persian)
  4. ↑ "Ranking progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  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.
  8. ↑ https://www.iranintl.com/202601093169
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