Mohammad Amin Alsalami Explained

Mohammad Amin Alsalami
Nationality:Syrian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Birth Date:25 July 1994
Birth Place:Aleppo, Syria
Pb:Long jump: 7.88m (2022) NR
Club:SCC Berlin

Mohammad Amin Alsalami (Arabic: محمد أمين السلامي; born 25 July 1994) is a Syrian long jumper who holds the Syrian national record.[1]

Early life

From Aleppo, Syria, he is one nine siblings. Initially a sprinter, he was encouraged by a sports teacher to take up long and triple jump as a teenager. After war broke out in Syria his family was displaced a number of times in Syria before fleeing in a dinghy across the Mediterranean Sea and walking across Europe on foot. He ultimately sought refugee status in Germany, settling in Berlin in October 2015.[2] [3] [4]

Career

He set an indoors personal best of 7.87 metres in 2022. That year, he set an outdoors personal best of 7.88 metres.[5]

He competed as part of the refugee team at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, the first member of the refugee team to compete in a technical event.[6] [7] [8]

In May 2024, he was confirmed on the IOC Refugee Team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohammad Amin Alsalami. 17 July 2024. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Mohammad Alsalami: 'I want to show that refugees can also deliver great performances'. Olympics.com. 17 July 2024. Nick. McCarvel. Evelyn. Watta. 9 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Andy. Lewis. Mohammad Amin Alsalami: Syrian refugee's leap of faith set him on road to Paris Games. 17 July 2024. The National News.
  4. Web site: They fled from their home countries. Now, they'll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team. Seattle Times. 17 July 2024. July 11, 2024 .
  5. Web site: Lohalith leads six-strong Athlete Refugee Team at WCH Budapest 23. World Athletics. 10 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Six refugee athletes to compete at Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships. Inside the Games. 17 July 2024. Vimal . Sankar. 12 August 2023.
  7. Web site: August 11, 2023. World Athletics presents six refugee athletes. francsjeux.com. 17 July 2024.
  8. Web site: Athlete Refugee Team gains great experience at WCH Budapest 23. World Athletics. 17 July 2024. 4 September 2023.
  9. Web site: Paris2024: refugee team grows to 36 athletes. maisfutebol. 16 July 2024. 2 May 2024.
  10. Web site: From Refugee to Athlete: Alsalami's Journey. Africanews. 17 July 2024. 11 July 2024. Dominic. Wabwireh .

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