Skander Djamil Athmani
Personal information
NationalityAlgerian
Born (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992
Constantine, Algeria
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT13
Event(s)100m, 400m
Medal record
Men's Para-athletics
Representing  Algeria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 400m T13
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100m T13
Men's athletics
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Marrakech4×400m relay

Skander Djamil Athmani (born 21 June 1992) Algerian Paralympic athlete.[1] He made his maiden 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 4×100m relay and men's 4×400m relay events at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. He was part of the men's 4×100m 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Skander Djamil Athmani - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. ↑ "Athletics Skander Djamil Athmani - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ↑ Results
  4. ↑ "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Athletics) Athlete Profile : ATHMANI Skander Djamil". res-taipei.fisu.net. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Athletics - Final Results". .. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Paralympics 2020: Jason Smyth wins sixth gold after dramatic T13 100m final". RTÉ Sport. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Smyth sprints to sixth Paralympics gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. ↑ "Algerian athletes make history with two world records in one day". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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