Abbas Karimi

Abbas Karimi
Personal information
Full nameMohammad Abbas Karimi
Born1997 (age 26–27)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes
ClassificationsS5
Medal record
Representing Refugee Team
World Para Swimming Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City 50m butterfly S5
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris mixed 4×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris mixed 4×50 m medley relay 20pts
World Para Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madeira Medley relay
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 50m freestyle S5

Mohammad Abbas Karimi (Dari: محمد عباس کریمی; born 1997)[1] is a swimmer, who came second in the S5 50 meter butterfly event at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships, making him the first refugee athlete to win a medal at that competition. He came eighth in the 50 meter butterfly S5 event for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

In 2021, Karimi obtained US citzenship and started to compete for the USA team. He was part of the US team that won the medley relay event at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships. He has won national championship events in Afghanistan, Turkey and the US. Karimi competed for the US team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, and was part of the US team that came second in the Mixed 4×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts event.

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