Alhassane Baldé Explained
Alhassane Baldé (born 21 December 1985) is a Guinean-born German Paralympic athlete who competes in long-distance running events in international level events.[1] [2]
Baldé was the second of twins. His disability was caused by a medical error at birth: he was pulled out of the womb in breech position resulting in an injured spine. He and his twin brother were adopted by his aunt and uncle moved to Düsseldorf aged nine months to receive medical treatment.[3] [4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Alhassane Balde . de . Team Deutschland . 2020-04-28 . 2020-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200813150225/https://www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/de/athleten/detail/a_action/show/a_athletes/alhassane-balde-149.html . dead .
- Web site: Para-Sport Kampagne 2018 . de . 28 April 2020 . alles geben nichts nehmen . 28 April 2020 . 6 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806131958/https://www.alles-geben-nichts-nehmen.de/unsere-kampagnen/para-sport-kampagne-2018 . live .
- Web site: Alhassane Balde - IPC Athlete Bio . ipc.infostradasports.com . 2020-04-28 . 2022-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220829015703/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=687493&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1 . live .
- Web site: Alhassane Balde: Bei der Heim-EM mit doppelter Podiumschance . de . 16 August 2018 . leichtathletik.de . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228093137/https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/alhassane-balde-bei-der-heim-em-mit-mit-doppelter-podiumschance . 2021-02-28.
