Florian Van Acker
 Van Acker at 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Flo Flo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1997 Zalău, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Autism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nico Vergeylen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
He and Laurens Devos have been selected to compete for Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, they will both try to retain their Paralympic titles respectively.[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) - ^ "Devos and Van Acker selected for Tokyo 2020 by Belgian Paralympic Committee". insidethegames.biz. 24 July 2020.
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