Quadri Aruna

Quadri Aruna (born 9 August 1988, in Oyo, Nigeria) is a Nigerian table tennis player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he defeated a Spanish player before being defeated.[1]

At the World Cup 2014, he reached the quarter finals in the Men's Singles competition.[2]

In 2014, he was ranked number 30 in world table tennis, and the International Table Tennis Federation named him the Star Player of the year.[3][4]

He is a member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. He is married to another table tennis player.[3] Quadri attended Oba Adeyemi High School Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria, where he represented the school, Oyo East Local Government Area and Oyo State at various table tennis competitions.

References

  1. ↑ London 2012
  2. ↑ 2014 Men's World Cup Highlights: ARUNA Quadri vs ZHANG Jike (Quarter Final)
  3. 1 2 "Aruna Quadri: I Feel Great Being Ranked 30 in World Table Tennis, Articles". THISDAY LIVE. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  4. ↑ Tunde Eludini (2015-01-08). "Nigeria: Aruna Quadri Emerges World's Table Tennis Player of the Year". Premium Times - allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2015-01-08.

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