Florian Van Acker
Florian Van Acker (born 28 February 1997) is a Belgian para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a Paralympic champion, World champion and double European champion in the men's singles. He is trained by former World and Paralympic champion Nico Vergeylen.[1][2]
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| Nickname(s) | Flo Flo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1997 Zalău, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Autism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nico Vergeylen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He and Laurens Devos have been selected to compete for Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, they will both try to retain their Paralympic titles respectively.[3]
References
- "Florian Van Acker - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 September 2020.
- "Florian is world champion and "happiest man in the world" (in Dutch)". www.hln.be. 23 October 2018.
- "Devos and Van Acker selected for Tokyo 2020 by Belgian Paralympic Committee". insidethegames.biz. 24 July 2020.
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