Aida Dahlen

Aida Husic Dahlen (born October 5, 1990) is a Norwegian para table tennis player, she is currently world number two in her sports class 8. Dahlen was born without a left forearm and has a below-knee amputation on her left leg[1]. Dahlen was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the outbreak of the Bosnian War in 1992, she was adopted by Norwegian parents at the age of six.[2].

Aida Dahlen

2010
Personal information
Born	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Norway
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability class	Class 8
Club	Randesund IL
Coached by	Jan Betgersen
Medal record Para table tennis Representing  Norway World Championships 2014 Beijing Women's singles C8 2018 Lasko Women's singles C8 European Championships 2015 Vejle Women's singles C8 2017 Lasko Women's singles C8 2013 Lignano Women's singles C8 2011 Split Women's singles C8 2017 Lasko Women's teams C6-8

She took up table tennis aged 12 after being encouraged by a friend and first competed internationally in 2008 aged 18.[3]

References

1. "IPTTC Profile – Aida Dahlen". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 4 June 2019.
2. "Aida heard about table tennis when she was 12 years old. Now she is number two in the world (in Norwegian)". nrk.no. 1 November 2015.
3. "My Way to Olympia". archive.pov.org. 7 July 2014.