Agus Ngaimin Explained
Agus Ngaimin |
Nationality: | Indonesian |
Residence: | Cilacap |
Birth Date: | 1984 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Cilacap, Indonesia |
Country: | Indonesia |
Sport: | S6 Swimming |
Updated: | 17 July 2012 |
Agus Ngaimin (also Agus Ngaiman; born 17 August 1984) is an Indonesian Paralympic swimmer.
Biography
Ngaimin was born in Cilacap, Central Java on 17 August 1984. At the age of two he was struck by polio, which left him paralysed from the waist down.
Ngaimin first competed at the national level in 2004 at the age of 20, during the 12th annual National Disabled Sports Week (Indonesian: Pekan Olahraga Cacat Nasional) in Palembang, winning a gold medal. He used his financial reward for the win to improve his training, while part of it was set aside for land investment. He generally competes in the 100-metre event, and in the S6 Class, defined by Jane Buckley of Sporting Wheelies as full use of arms and hands, as well as some trunk control, but no useful leg muscles; the class also includes "Swimmers with coordination problems ... Swimmers with major limb loss of 2 limbs; Little People / Dwarfs."
Ngaimin won a gold medal at the 2006 FESPIC Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, Ngaimin won a silver. At the 2011 ASEAN ParaGames in Surakarta, Ngaimin won five gold medals. The national team's manager, Dimin BA, described Ngaimin as one of the team's more dependable athletes. During the competition he set a regional record for the S6 100-metre freestyle event.
In June 2012 he began training to represent Indonesia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, together with two other athletics competitors, a powerlifter, a swimmer, and a table tennis player; Ngaimin had been selected after his performance in Guangzhou. Ngaiman is one of three athletes confirmed to be participating in the Paralympics: the other two are Ni Nengah Widiasih (powerlifting), and David Jacobs (table tennis)., he has one child.
References
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- News: Agus Ngaimin targetkan perunggu di London . Agus Ngaimin Aiming for Bronze in London . Indonesian . Antara . 21 May 2012 . 17 July 2012 . 15 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615033740/http://www.antaranews.com/berita/311627/agus-ngaimin-targetkan-perunggu-di-london . . live.
- News: Indonesia to Send Fewer Athletes to London Paralympics Than Hoped . Afriatni . Ami . Jakarta Globe . 21 May 2012 . 14 July 2012 . 31 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531074421/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesia-to-send-fewer-athletes-to-london-paralympics-than-hoped/519212 . . dead.
- Web site: Understanding Classification: A Guide to the Classification Systems used in Paralympic Sports . Jane . Buckley . 2011 . 12 November 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110411023150/http://www.sportingwheelies.org.au/doc.php?ID=38 . 11 April 2011.
- News: Indonesia Raih 1 Emas di Asian Paragames . Indonesia Wins 1 Gold at the Asian Para Games . Indonesian . Kompas . 21 December 2010 . 17 July 2012 . 5 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130105103725/http://id.berita.yahoo.com/indonesia-raih-1-emas-di-asian-paragames-20101220-144638-102.html . . live.
- News: Lodra . Mohammad Baghendra . Penantian delapan tahun Agus Ngaimin . Agus Ngaimin's Eight Year Wait . Indonesian . Antara . 21 May 2012 . 17 July 2012 . 26 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120726010953/http://www.antaranews.com/berita/311656/penantian-delapan-tahun-agus-ngaimin . . dead.
- News: More new records set in track and field, pool . The Jakarta Post . 19 December 2011 . 14 July 2012 . 14 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120114055117/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/19/more-new-records-set-track-and-field-pool.html . . dead.
- News: Ngaimin disiapkan untuk di London . Ngaimin Prepared for Paralympics in London . Indonesian . Harian Jogja . 30 November 2011 . 17 July 2012 . 25 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130125053312/http://www.harianjogja.com/2011/olahraga/ngaimin-disiapkan-untuk-paralimpyc-di-london-126583 . . dead.
- News: NPC Pertanyakan SK Pelatnas Paralympic . NPC Awaits Letter from National Paralympics Trainer . Indonesian . Antara . 16 July 2012 . 16 July 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081920/http://www.antarajateng.com/detail/index.php?id=64924#.UAPKqZHE_Mw . . dead.
- News: Perenang Agus Ngaimin-Musa Karubaba Masing-masing Raih 5 Emas . Swimmers Agus Ngaimin-Musa Karubaba Each Win Five Gold . Indonesian . Metro TV . 19 December 2011 . 17 July 2012 . 17 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20120717072055/http://metrotvnews.com/read/news/2011/12/19/75899/Perenang-Agus-Ngaimin-Musa-Karubaba-Masing-masing-Raih-5-Emas/4 . . dead.