Nicolas Savant-Aira

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| nickname = Niko

| nationality = {{FRA|France}}

| residence = Aix-en-Provence, France

| playingstyle = Shakehand, defensive

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| club = Olimpique Hyerois, Toulon

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Aix-en-Provence, France

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| height = 1.53 m

| weight = 43 kg

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Nicolas Savant-Aira (born 30 November 1980) is a French wheelchair table tennis player competing in Class 5. He is currently playing for French club Olimpique Hyerois.

General interest

Savant-Aira began playing table tennis aged 12 in Aix-en-Provence. For ten years he also practiced swimming at the same club, reaching national level in competitions. He is a double French national champion. By claiming gold at the 2011 European Championships in Split, Croatia, he qualified directly for the London 2012 Paralympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2012PG/Qualification_guide.pdf |title=Qualification guidelines for the London 2012 Paralympic Games |website=ittf.com |accessdate=2011-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123130328/http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2012PG/Qualification_guide.pdf |archivedate=2012-01-23}}{{cite web |url=http://ipttc.org/results/international/2011/europeanchampionships/details/htm_single/SM5_ko.htm |title=ITTF PTT European Championships Men Singles Class 5 Results |website=ipttc.org |accessdate=7 December 2011}}

Besides being an elite level athlete, he studied for a BTS and works as an IT developer.