Neda Shahsavari

Neda Shahsavari
Personal information
Full name Neda Shahsavari
Nationality Iran
Residence Kermanshah, Iran
Born (1986-09-21) September 21, 1986
Kermanshah, Iran
Highest ranking 278 (July 2016)

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 Iranian woman to represent Iran in table tennis for the 2012 Olympic Games.[2] She was born in the western city of Kermanshah and she studied physical education at university.[3]

She has also qualified to play in her second olympics, at Rio 2016.

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.


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