Skander Djamil Athmani Explained

Skander Djamil Athmani
Nationality:Algerian
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Constantine, Algeria
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:T13
Event:100m, 400m

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]

Career

Skander initially competed in able-bodied competitions. He competed in the men's 100m, men's relay and men's relay events at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. He was part of the men's 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skander Djamil Athmani - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile . 29 August 2021 . International Paralympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Athletics - Skander Djamil Athmani . 29 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 29 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829125944/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1377019-athmani-skander-djamil.htm . dead .
  3. http://84.33.2.63/marrakech2014/pdf/LivreResultats.pdf Results
  4. Web site: Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Athletics) Athlete Profile : ATHMANI Skander Djamil . 29 August 2021 . res-taipei.fisu.net.
  5. Web site: Athletics - Final Results . 29 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 25 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210925035853/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-t13-fnl-000100-.htm . dead .
  6. News: Paralympics 2020: Jason Smyth wins sixth gold after dramatic T13 100m final . . 29 August 2021 . 29 August 2021.
  7. News: Smyth sprints to sixth Paralympics gold . BBC Sport . 29 August 2021.
  8. News: Algerian athletes make history with two world records in one day . Middle East Eye . 9 September 2021.