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| Born | 25 November 1993 Goma, Zaire[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Vision impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Salum Ageze Kashafali (born 25 November 1993) is a visually impaired Norwegian Paralympic athlete competing in the T12-classification of sprinting events.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He also set a T12 world record of 10.43 seconds.[2][3] This makes him the fastest Paralympian in the 100m ever, regardless of disability.[4]
Salum is visually impaired as a result of Stargardt disease.[5]
Career
In 2019, he competed both in able-bodied and para-athletic competitions. In June 2019, he set a new world record of 10.45s in the 100 metres T12 event at the Bislett Games held in Oslo, Norway.[6] In August 2019, at the 2019 Norwegian Athletics Championships, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres with a time of 10.37s.
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event with a time of 10.54s. This meant that he qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[7]
In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[8]
Personal life
Salum was born in Goma, Congo on November 23, 1993. When a civil war broke out in Congo, Salum and his family fled the country and ended up in a refugee camp. The family came to Norway in 2003 and had a brief period in Vadsø before they settled in Bergen.[9]
Achievements
Athletics
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2019 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 1st | 100 m | 10.45 s |
| Norwegian Athletics Championships | Børstad, Hamar Municipality | 1st | 100 m | 10.37 s |
Para-athletics
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Norway
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| 2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 100 m | 10.54 s |
| 2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 100 m | 10.70 s |
| Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 100 m | 10.43 s | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 100 m | 10.45 s |
References
- ^ "Salum Ageze Kashafali". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (29 August 2021). "Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Records Set" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (30 November 2020). "Mike Rowbottom: Reality checkpoints that tell the tale of Para-athletes". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "New world record!". IAAF Diamond League. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's 100m T12 Final" (pdf). IPC. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Men's 100 metres T12 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Lote, Arve (2019-08-09). "Verdsrekordhaldar Kashafali: – Vi kunne bli og døy, eller vi kunne flykte og ta sjansen". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2023-04-03.
External links
- Salum Kashafali at World Athletics
- Salum Kashafali at Diamond League
- Salum Kashafali at Paralympic.org
- Salum Kashafali at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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