Noshad Alamian

Noshad Alamian Darounkolaei (Persian: نوشاد عالمیان درونكلایی, born 21 November 1991 in Babol) is an Iranian table tennis player.^[1]

Noshad Alamian
Noshad Alamian in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Noshad Alamian Darounkolaei
Residence	Tehran, Iran^[1] Mahshahr, Iran^[1]
Born	(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32) Babol, Mazandaran, Iran^[2]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)^[3]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)^[3]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed^[1] Offensive; Power Spin^[2]
Equipment(s)	Blade: BUTTERFLY Timo Boll ALC Forehand Rubber: BUTTERFLY Tenergy 05 2.1 Backhand Rubber: BUTTERFLY Tenergy 05 2.1^[2]
Highest ranking	40 (December 2012)^[4]
Current ranking	53 (26 September 2023)
Club	Petrochimi Bandar Imam^[5]
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Iran Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Singles 2022 Hangzhou Doubles 2022 Hangzhou Team Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Singles 2017 Baku Team

Noshad 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.^[6]

He won the 2009 Doha Junior Open, as part of the ITTF Junior Circuit beating Paraguayan Marcelo Aguirre in the final, 4–3.

He also won a bronze medal in doubles event at the WTT contender series Qatar 2021.^[7]

In 2012 and 2016, he played in the Summer Olympics.

He has won a bronze medal in 2018 Asian Games Jakarta Indonesia in single event after 52 years after beating Wung Chun Ting from Hong Kong.^[8]

His younger brother, Nima, 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.

Best results

• 2013 – Asian Cup: 4th place
• 2012 – Asian Cup: 4th place
• 2012 – World Tour Kuwait: Winner U-21
• 2011 – Asian Cup China: 6th place
• 2010 – Asian Cup China: 11th place
• 2009 – World Junior Circuit Portugal: Runner-up
• 2009 – World Junior Circuit Qatar: Winner
• 2009 – World Junior Circuit Manama: Runner-up
• 2008 – World Junior Circuit Qatar: Winner
• 2018 – Asian Games: Bronze Medal

Major results

 

Alamian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Year	Venue	Singles	Doubles	Team
Olympics
2012	London, United Kingdom	Round of 32
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	First Round
World Championships (Individual)
2009	Yokohama, Japan	Qualification
2011	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Round of 128	Qualification
2013	Paris, France	Round of 32	Round of 64
2015	Suzhou, China	Round of 128	Round of 64
2017	Düsseldorf, Germany	Round of 64	Round of 32
2019	Budapest, Hungary	Round of 128	Round of 32
2021	Houston, United States	Round of 64	Round of 32
2023	Durban, South Africa	Round of 32	Round of 64
World Championships (Team)
2008	Guangzhou, China			40th place
2010	Moscow, Russia			35th place
2012	Dortmund, Germany			33rd place
2014	Tokyo, Japan			29th place
2016	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			33rd place
2018	Halmstad, Sweden			26th place
2022	Chengdu, China			-
Asian Games
2010	Guangzhou, China	Round of 16	Round of 32	Group stage
2014	Incheon, South Korea	Round of 16	Round of 16
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	Bronze medal		Quarterfinals
2022	Hangzhou, China	Round of 16	Bronze medal	Bronze medal
Asian Championships
2009	Lucknow, India	Round of 64	Round of 64	9th place
2011	Macau, China	Round of 64	Round of 32	9th place
2013	Busan, South Korea	Round of 16	Round of 64	8th place
2015	Pattaya, Thailand	Round of 64	Round of 16	7th place
2019	Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Round of 32	Round of 16	7th place
2021	Doha, Qatar	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	5th place
World Junior Championships
2008	Madrid, Spain	Quarterfinals
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017	Baku, Azerbaijan	Gold Medal		Gold Medal

References

1. . isna.ir (in Persian). 2012-08-01. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01.
2. "Noshad Alamian". ttproagency.com. Table Tennis Pro Agency.
3. . London2012.com. Official site of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29.
4. "Ranking History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
5. . ipna.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
6. "Jaam-e Jam Newspaper". magiran.com (in Persian).
7. "Alamian's brothers win bronze at WTT Contender Series". Tehran Times. 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
8. . www.attu.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-24.

External links

• Noshad ALAMIYAN at World Table Tennis
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  • "Noshad ALAMIYAN (results) at ittf.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2010-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
• Noshad Alamiyan at Olympics.com
• at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• . Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2016-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
• Noshad alamiyan Instagram