van ACKER Florian

Belgium
Table Tennis
28 Feb 1997
24
Male
11
ZALAU
 
Romania
LANGEMARK
 
Belgium

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Men's Singles - Class 11 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Singles - Class 11 Group B
#1
VEN
MARTINEZ BARRETO DMARTINEZ BARRETO Denisos Jose
 Sport Class: 11
0
BEL
van ACKER Fvan ACKER Florian
 Sport Class: 11
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Men's Singles - Class 11 Group B
#8
JPN
TAKEMORI TTAKEMORI Takeshi
 Sport Class: 11
2
BEL
van ACKER Fvan ACKER Florian
 Sport Class: 11
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Men's Singles - Class 11 Quarterfinal 4
#16
KOR
KIM CGKIM Chang Gi
 Sport Class: 11
1
BEL
van ACKER Fvan ACKER Florian
 Sport Class: 11
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
Men's Singles - Class 11 Semifinal 2
#18
AUS
von EINEM SPvon EINEM Samuel Philip
 Sport Class: 11
3
BEL
van ACKER Fvan ACKER Florian
 Sport Class: 11
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Singles - Class 112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1Singles - Class 112018Lasko, SLO
3Singles - Class 112014Beijing, CHN
European Championships
1Singles - Class 112019Helsingborg, SWE
3Singles - Class 112017Lasko, SLO
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Flo Flo, De Poef (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016; sporza.be, 10 Mar 2020)
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Listening to music, swimming, cycling, horse riding, watching films. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016; autismeurope.org, 28 Oct 2016)
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Athlete
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Dutch, French
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Jean-Paul Vansteenkiste, BEL
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2013 for Belgium, in Eger, Hungary (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)
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He took up the sport in 2007 at TTC Freetime Zonnebeke in Belgium. (florianvanacker.be, 01 Sep 2019)
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Previously involved in judo, karate, horse riding, swimming and basketball, he was encouraged to begin playing table tennis by his friend and neighbour William Claerbout. "I caught the bug. I couldn't live without table tennis anymore. I was selected for provincial competition and began weekly training with Jo Willems." (florianvanacker.be, 01 Sep 2019)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (florianvanacker.be, 01 Sep 2019)
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French footballer Thierry Henry. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)
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His friend William Claerbout. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016; florianvanacker.be, 01 Sep 2019)
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"First and foremost, believe in yourself and those who support you, help you and believe in you, especially your parents who know you the best, but also your friends and all those who want what's best for you. People with autism very easily recognise people who have good intentions and those who don't. My motto, 'never give up', is as relevant to sport as it is to life in general." (autismeurope.org, 28 Oct 2016)
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In 2017 he received the Badge of Honour from the Flemish Government in Belgium in recognition of his gold medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (radio2.be, 11 Jul 2017)

General Interest

Classification
TT11 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment (Athlete, 27 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
He has autism. (autismeurope.org, 28 Oct 2016)

General
MEDIA ATTENTION
After he won gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro he began to receive increased media attention, which he says he does not enjoy. "I don't need that. I do my sport and that's all. Fame doesn't interest me. Interviews are not for me, but unfortunately it is part of it. I can hardly tell the reporters that they should not speak to me. What are they going to say?" (sporza.be, 10 Mar 2020)

FROM ROMANIA TO BELGIUM
Born in Romania, he spent his early years in an orphanage and with a transitional foster family. He was adopted by Belgian couple Dora Debedts and Eric Van Acker at age three. (autismeurope.org, 28 Oct 2016)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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