Neda Shahsavari

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Neda Shahsavari
File:Neda Shahsavari at the 2016 Summer Olympics 06.08.2016.jpg
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.[1] Through qualifying, she became the first woman to represent Iran in table tennis for the 2012 Olympic Games.[2] She was born in the city of Kermanshah and she studied physical education at university.[3]

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.[4]

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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