Aida Husić Dahlen (born 5 October 1990) is a Norwegian para table tennis player, currently ranked world number one in women's sports class 8.[1] Dahlen is a Paralympic silver and two-time bronze medallist, two-time World Championships silver medallist and a bronze medallist, and four-time European champion. She won the silver medal in the individual class 8 event and a bronze medal in the doubles class 14 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and a bronze medal in the individual class 8 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3][4] Dahlen is a four-time Paralympian and made her Paralympics debut at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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| Full name | Aida Husić Dahlen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1990 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | Class 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Randesund IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life
editDahlen was born on 5 October 1990 in Sarajevo, before the outbreak of the Bosnian War.[5] She was born without a left forearm and lower left leg.[6][5] Dahlen was adopted by Norwegian parents at the age of six.[7]
She took up table tennis at the age of 12 after being encouraged by a friend, and first competed internationally in 2008 at the age of 18.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Aida Dahlen". IPTTC.org. International Para Table Tennis Federation. 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Table Tennis: DAHLEN Aida". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ NTB (6 September 2024). "Aida Dahlen til finale i bordtennis i Paralympics". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Overvik, Jostein (7 September 2024). "Forbannet Aida Dahlen tapte finalen: – Det er tungt". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b Strøm, Ole Kristian (6 September 2016). "Hun ble forlatt av foreldrene i Sarajevo. Nå er Aida norsk gullhåp i Rio" [She was left by her parents in Sarajevo. Now Aida is a Norwegian gold hope in Rio.]. VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Støstad, Mads Nyborg; Rismyhr, Kim Peder; Bjørntvedt, Jan Fredrik (21 November 2011). "Bordtennishåp med én arm og protese". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Engeland, Anders (1 November 2015). "Aida hørte om bordtennis da hun var 12 år. Nå er hun nummer to i verden" [Aida heard about table tennis when she was 12 years old. Now she's ranked number two in the world]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "My Way to Olympia". pov.org. 7 July 2014.
External links
edit- Aida Husic Dahlen at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Aida Dahlen at the International Paralympic Committee
- Aida Dahlen at Team Norway (in Norwegian)