Nicolas Savant-Aira
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Nickname(s) | Niko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aix-en-Provence, France | 3 November 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Shakehand, defensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | , Toulon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicolas Savant-Aira (born 30 November 1980) is a French wheelchair table tennis player competing in Class 5. He is currently playing for French club .
General interest[]
Savant-Aira began playing table tennis aged 12 in Aix-en-Provence. For ten years he also practiced swimming at the same club, reaching national level in competitions. He is a double French national champion. By claiming gold at the 2011 European Championships in Split, Croatia, he qualified directly for the London 2012 Paralympics.[1][2] Besides being an elite level athlete, he studied for a BTS and works as an IT developer.
Career record[]
European Championships[]
2011 Split: Men's Singles Class 5
2007 Kranjska Gora: Men's Team Class 5
2009 Genoa: Men's Singles Class 5
2011 Split: Men's Team Class 5
References[]
- ^ "Qualification guidelines for the London 2012 Paralympic Games" (PDF). ittf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ "ITTF PTT European Championships Men Singles Class 5 Results". ipttc.org. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
External links[]
- Nicolas Savant-Aira at the International Paralympic Committee
- Nicolas Savant Aira at the Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (in French)
Categories:
- 1980 births
- French male table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic table tennis players of France
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Paralympic bronze medalists for France
- People from Aix-en-Provence
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bouches-du-Rhône
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- European table tennis biography stubs
- French sportspeople stubs