BOURIAH Larbi

Algeria

Table Tennis

Date of Birth: 24 Feb 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CRETEIL

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : CRETEIL

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Singles	49

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Men's Singles Round 1 #16 HUN MAJOROS BMAJOROS Bence 4 ALG BOURIAH LBOURIAH Larbi 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	Team
2018	Halmstad, SWE	63
2016	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	61
2010	Moscow, RUS	67

African Games

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Doubles X	Team
2019	Rabat, MAR	Last 64	Last 16	Last 32	9

African Championships

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Doubles X	Team
2018	Port Louis, MRI	3R	2R	2R	4

Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 4R - 4th Round, 3R - 3rd Round, 2R - 2nd Round, 1R - 1st Round, Prel. Rnd - Preliminary Round, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed

Languages spoken:

French

Club name:

Courbevoie Sport Tennis de Table [France]

Coach:

Younes Lehouar [personal]

Start:

He took up the sport at age seven in Creteil, France. (Farid FAFA YouTube channel, 07 Mar 2020)

Reason:

"Table tennis has helped me to know myself better. It has helped me to control myself, to stay focused on my goal and to never give up. If it was not for table tennis, I would never have felt all these emotions, I would never have met all these people, I would never have visited all these countries all around the world." (ittf.com, 07 Jun 2020)

Ambition:

To progress past the first round at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ittf.com, 18 Aug 2020)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games by placing in the top four at the 2019 African Olympic qualifying tournament in Tunis, Tunisia. (Farid FAFA YouTube channel, 07 Mar 2020)

Influence:

His family. (Farid FAFA YouTube channel, 07 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
SURPRISE OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION
He had intended to retire from international competition after the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco, but decided to play once more at the 2020 African Olympic qualifying tournament in Tunis, Tunisia, after being inspired by his Algerian teammates' men's doubles gold medal in Rabat. "It was the first gold medal for Algerian table tennis at the African Games and it gave [Algerian] table tennis much-needed recognition. The performance of my teammates convinced me to continue with the hope to doing something special for my country." He went on to secure one of the African qualifying spots for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "It has been a long time I have played for Algeria and I thought my final match would be at the Olympic qualifiers. I knew I was getting old and I needed to give the young players a chance. But after the way things panned out in Tunis, I got one of the tickets to Tokyo. I am still in shock because I never thought I could make it." (ittf.com, 07 Jun 2020, 18 Aug 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/bil.bilar.7

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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