Idir Khourta

Idir Abdullah Khourta (Arabic: إدير عبدالله خرطة‎; born July 26, 1986 in Sète, France) is a French-born Algerian table tennis player.[3] As of February 2013, Khourta is ranked no. 522 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Khourta is a member of the table tennis team for Fréjus Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Eric Angles.[1] He is also left-handed, and uses the classic grip and Yasaka Offensif 40 blade.[1]

Idir Khourta
Full nameIdir Abdullah Khourta
Nationality Algeria
Born (1986-07-26) 26 July 1986
Sète, France
Playing styleLeft-handed, classic[1]
Equipment(s)Yasaka Offensif 40[1]
Highest ranking489 (December 2008)[2]
Current ranking522 (February 2013)[2]
ClubFréjus Sports Club[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)

Representing his adopted nation Algeria, Khourta qualified for the men's singles tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 8 seeded players from the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers.[4][5][6] He lost the preliminary round match to Australia's William Henzell, with a final set score of 1–4.[7][8]

References
  1. "ITTF World Player Profile – Idir Khourta". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. "ITTF World Ranking – Idir Khourta". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Idir Khourta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. "Players Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. Widmer, Marius (22 August 2007). "Fourteen Players with Eyes Focused on Beijing". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. Martin, James (17 March 2014). "Table Tennis Official Rules and Quick Guide". Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  7. "Men's Singles Preliminary Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  8. "Henzell through first round of table tennis". ABC News Australia. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
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