Idir Khourta
Full nameIdir Abdullah Khourta
Nationality Algeria
Born (1986-07-26) 26 July 1986 (age 37)
Sète, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Table tennis career
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]

Idir Abdullah Khourta (Arabic: إدير عبدالله خرطة; born 26 July 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]

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. ^ a b c d e "ITTF World Player Profile – Idir Khourta". ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ITTF World Ranking – Idir Khourta". ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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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