Skander Djamil Athmani (born 21 June 1992) Algerian Paralympic athlete.[1] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Algeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]
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| Nationality | Algerian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1992 Constantine, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100m, 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Skander initially competed in able-bodied competitions. He competed in the men's 100m, men's 4×100m relay and men's 4×400m relay events at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. He was part of the men's 4×100m team which claimed bronze medal at the 2014 African Championships.[3] He also represented Algeria at the 2017 Summer Universiade and competed in men's 100m, men's 200m, men's 4×400 relay events.[4]
He took part in the men's 100m T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and claimed a silver medal in a thrilling final.[5] He clocked 10.54 seconds as he finished just 0.01 seconds behind defending Paralympic champion and veteran para-athlete Jason Smyth of Ireland.[6][7] Later in that tournament he participated in the men's 400m T13 event where he claimed a gold medal and set a new world record at 46.70 seconds, finishing one second ahead of Morocco's Mohamed Amguoun, who had held the previous world record.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Skander Djamil Athmani - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Skander Djamil Athmani". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Results
- ^ "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Athletics) Athlete Profile : ATHMANI Skander Djamil". res-taipei.fisu.net. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Paralympics 2020: Jason Smyth wins sixth gold after dramatic T13 100m final". RTÉ Sport. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Smyth sprints to sixth Paralympics gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Algerian athletes make history with two world records in one day". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 9 September 2021.