Mahdi Ahmadian
NationalityIranian
ResidenceTehran, Iran
Born (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed
Highest ranking253
Current ranking250 (June 2023)

Mahdi Ahmadian (born 25 July 1995 in Tehran) is an Iranian table tennis player.[2][3][4][5]

Mahdi Ahmadian IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holder hoping to be selected for the IOC Refugee. Olympic Team Paris 2024.[6][7][8]

Biography

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Born in Iran to a sport-loving family, Ahmadian grew up watching his father compete in Iran's national table tennis Super League, and took up the sport aged eight. By 16, he was training with Iran's national team.[9][10][11]

But after some early success, the national team stopped selecting Mahdi as circumstances changed, and Ahmadian decided to leave Iran to continue his sporting career. He first crossed to Türkiye, then to Greece, before travelling on foot all the way to Austria, his current host country.[12][13][14]

With the help of a local organisation supporting refugees, he was able to find a table tennis club and even achieved a diploma in table tennis coaching.[15][16]

Mahdi now hopes to set a good example for his children by demonstrating the positive impact that sport has had on his life.[17][18]

Best results

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  • 3rd place doubles International Cup Fajr 2014 Qazvin ,Iran
  • join the National Team Iran U18 2014,esfehan,Iran
  • join the National Team Iran U21 2014 ,Yazd ,Iran
  • 3rd Place U21 Riha open in WSA Austria, 2016, schwechat Austria
  • 3rd place men single lower Austria 2017,Austria
  • 3rd place men doubles lower Austria 2017,Austria
  • top 10 ranking 2end Bundesliga 2019-2020 ,Austria
  • 4 years Austrian Bundesliga player for Badener Ac Table tennis
  • player club Linz AG Austria 2015 for half season ,Linz Austria
  • 1rd team super league Iran U21 Tehran ,Iran

References

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  2. ^ https://www.ittf.com/2023/06/20/mahdi-ahmadian-a-refugees-journey-of-resilience-and-olympic-dreams/mahdi-ahmadian/
  3. ^ "پایان کار هدایی و احمدیان در تنیس روی میز قهرمانی جهان". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  4. ^ "احمدیان، اولین پیروز پینگ‌پنگ‌ ایران در دوسلدورف- اخبار ورزشی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1400/03/31/2525571
  6. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/seven-athletes-receive-new-refugee-athlete-scholarships
  7. ^ "Mahdi Ahmadian". betsapi.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  8. ^ "پایان کار هدایی و احمدیان در تنیس روی میز قهرمانی جهان - ایسنا". 37792366.khabarban.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  9. ^ "Mahdi Ahmadian". www.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  10. ^ "Table Tennis: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights". Yardbarker. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  11. ^ engine, Actavia. "Acta Gymnica: Acta Gymnica, 2018 (vol. 48), issue 1". www.gymnica.upol.cz. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  12. ^ "Olympic Refuge Foundation to build bonds between Refugee Olympic Team Paris 2024 and displaced communities in Ile de France : ANOC". Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  13. ^ "New sports shop in the Baden sports center - LIORSPIN". liorspin.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  14. ^ "تنیس روی میز قهرمانی جهان| احمدیان دومین حذف‌شده ایران لقب گرفت | خبرگزاری ورزش ایران – ایپنا" (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  15. ^ "News Roundup Featuring Olympic Sports Athletes". Games and Rings. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  16. ^ Sports, Pulse (2023-06-10). "Olympic Refugee Foundation to provide new hope to displaced young people through sports". Pulse Sports Kenya. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  17. ^ https://www.facebook.com/tdtcom. "Mahdi Ahmadian : le parcours de résilience et de rêves olympiques d'un réfugié - Ping Pong et Tennis de Table". https://www.tennis-de-table.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-10. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= and |website= (help)
  18. ^ https://www.farsnews.ir/news/14020117000509
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