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Born | Goma, Zaire[ citation needed] | 25 November 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Vision impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Salum Ageze Kashafali (born 25 November 1993) is a visually impaired Norwegian Paralympic athlete competing in the T12-classification of sprinting events. [1] He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [2] He also set a T12 world record of 10.43 seconds. [2] [3] This makes him the fastest Paralympian in the 100m ever, regardless of disability. [4]
Salum is visually impaired as a result of Stargardt disease. [5]
In 2019, he competed both in able-bodied and para-athletic competitions. In June 2019, he set a new world record of 10.45s in the 100 metres T12 event at the Bislett Games held in Oslo, Norway. [6] In August 2019, at the 2019 Norwegian Athletics Championships, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres with a time of 10.37s.
At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event with a time of 10.54s. This meant that he qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [7]
In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [8]
Salum was born in Goma, Congo on November 23, 1993. When a civil war broke out in Congo, Salum and his family fled the country and ended up in a refugee camp. The family came to Norway in 2003 and had a brief period in Vadsø before they settled in Bergen. [9]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2019 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 1st | 100 m | 10.45 s |
Norwegian Athletics Championships | Børstad, Hamar Municipality | 1st | 100 m | 10.37 s |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Norway | |||||
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 100 m | 10.54 s |
2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 100 m | 10.70 s |
Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 100 m | 10.43 s | |
2023 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 100 m | 10.45 s |