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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| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Autism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nico Vergeylen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Van Acker is autistic and intellectually disabled.[3]
References
- "Florian Van Acker - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Florian is world champion and "happiest man in the world" (in Dutch)". www.hln.be. 23 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Lerouge, Marc. "Florian Van Acker medaillekandidaat op de Paralympics in Rio". Sporta Magazine (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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