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Iranian table tennis player

Neda Shahsavari
Shahsavari at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameNeda Shahsavari
NationalityIranian
ResidenceKermanshah, Iran
Born (1986-09-21) 21 September 1986 (age 38)
Kermanshah, Iran
Height167.5
Weight67
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand Counter Driver
Highest ranking135 (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. Through qualifying, she became the first woman to represent Iran in table tennis for the 2012 Olympic Games. She was born in the city of Kermanshah and she studied physical education at university.

Olympic

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.

References

  1. "Iranian table tennis players qualify for Olympics". Tehrantimes.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012.
  2. "Iranian table tennis players to compete at Olympics". En.olympic.cn. 6 February 2012.
  3. "Iranian woman becomes Olympic trailblazer". Ww.w.londonthenews.com. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
  4. Olympic. "Table Tennis Secures 2 Olympic Sports for Paris 2024". Olympic. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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