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 is autistic and intellectually disabled.[3]
 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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References edit
- ^ "Florian Van Acker - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Florian is world champion and "happiest man in the world" (in Dutch)". www.hln.be. 23 October 2018.
- ^ Lerouge, Marc. "Florian Van Acker medaillekandidaat op de Paralympics in Rio". Sporta Magazine (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.