 Kashafali in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1993 Goma, Zaire[citation needed] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Norway |
| Sport | Athletics Para-athletics |
| Disability | Vision impairment |
| Disability class | T12 |
| Event | 100 metres |
Medal record | |
Salum Ageze Kashafali (born 25 November 1993) is a Norwegian Paralympic athlete who competes in the T12 classification of sprinting events.[1] He is a Paralympic champion and silver medallist, two-time world champion and a European champion in the 100 metres. Kashafali won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T13 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]
Kashafali holds world records in the T12 and T13 classification of the 100 metres, with a time of 10.43 set at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and a time of 10.37 set at the Bislett Games in 2023 respectively.[4][5][6][7] The latter record makes him the fastest Paralympian in the 100 metres event in history, regardless of disability.
Kashafali is visually impaired as a result of Stargardt disease.[8]
- ^ "Salum Ageze Kashafali". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (29 August 2021). "Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Records Set" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2021-08-29). "Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ Folvik, Herman; Helle, Magnus; Delebekk, Bjørn S. (2023-06-16). "Kashafali hyller assistenter etter verdensrekord: – Det er ubeskrivelig". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Athletics - Men's 100 m T12 – Results". paralympic.org. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "100m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (30 November 2020). "Mike Rowbottom: Reality checkpoints that tell the tale of Para-athletes". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 November 2020.