Salum Ageze Kashafali

Salum Ageze Kashafali (born 25 November 1993) is a visually impaired Norwegian Paralympic athlete.[1] 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.[2]

Salum Ageze Kashafali
Personal information
Born (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993
Sport
CountryNorway
SportAthletics
Para-athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability classT12
Event(s)100 metres

Career

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.[3]

At the 2019 Norwegian Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres with a time of 10.37s.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Norway
2019 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway 1st 100 m 10.45s
Norwegian Athletics Championships Børstad, Hamar Municipality 1st 100 m 10.37s
World Para Athletics Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st 100 m 10.54s

References

  1. "Salum Ageze Kashafali". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "New world record!". IAAF Diamond League. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. "2019 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's 100m T12 Final" (pdf). IPC. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.


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