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 and 2016 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in the latter competition.[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 State, Nigeria, where he represented the school, Oyo East Local Government Area and Oyo State at various table tennis competitions.

At club level, he represents Sporting CP.

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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