 Noshad Alamian in the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Noshad Alamian Darounkolaei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1991 Babol, Mazandaran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Petrochimi Bandar Imam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Left-handed Offensive; Power Spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | Blade: BUTTERFLY Timo Boll ALC Forehand Rubber: BUTTERFLY Tenergy 05 2.1 Backhand Rubber: BUTTERFLY Tenergy 05 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 40 (December 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 344 (28 September 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Noshad Alamian Darounkolaei (Persian: نوشاد عالمیان درونكلایی, born 21 November 1991 in Babol) is an Iranian table tennis player.
Alamian made a breakthrough at 2008 ITTF World Junior Championships held in Madrid, Spain by beating junior world no. 1 Kenta Matsudaira; despite being coachless, he finished 5th overall.
He won the 2009 Doha Junior Open, as part of the ITTF Junior Circuit beating Paraguayan Marcelo Aguirre in the final, 4–3. [citation needed]
He also won a bronze medal in doubles event at the WTT contender series Qatar 2021.
In 2012 and 2016, he played in the Summer Olympics.
He has won a bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games Jakarta Indonesia, the first for Iran in a singles event since 52 years, after beating Wong Chun Ting from Hong Kong.
His younger brother, Nima Alamian, is table tennis player too. Playing together in the men's team and men's doubles events at the 2022 Asian Games, the brothers won two bronze medals for Iran. [citation needed]
He qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games through the ranking.
