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Belgian para table tennis player

Florian Van Acker
Van Acker at 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
NicknameFlo Flo
Born (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)
Zalău, Romania
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Belgium
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityAutism
Disability classC11
Coached byNico Vergeylen
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Belgium
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's singles C11
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles C11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lasko Men's singles C11
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gwangju Men's singles C11
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Vejle Men's singles C11
Gold medal – first place 2019 Helsingborg Men's singles C11
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lasko Men's singles C11

Florian Van Acker (born 28 February 1997) is a Belgian para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a Paralympic champion, World champion and double European champion in the men's singles. He is trained by former World and Paralympic champion Nico Vergeylen. He is autistic and intellectually disabled.

References

  1. "Florian Van Acker - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 September 2020.
  2. "Florian is world champion and "happiest man in the world" (in Dutch)". www.hln.be. 23 October 2018.
  3. Lerouge, Marc. "Florian Van Acker medaillekandidaat op de Paralympics in Rio". Sporta Magazine (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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