Abassia Rahmani (born 2 July 1992) is a Swiss Paralympic athlete of Algerian descent who competes in international sprinting events.[1]
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| Nicknames | Swiss Blade Runner, Gazelle | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Meningitis survivor | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | LV Winterthur | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Georg Pfarrwaller | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She was a keen and active person who had an interest in snowboarding, gymnastics, horse riding and track and field. When Rahmani was sixteen, she had both of her legs amputated due to bacterial meningitis but continued her passion in athletics and tried out Paralympic athletics.[2][3]
References
edit- ↑ "Abassia Rahmani - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 10 May 2020.[dead link]
- ↑ "Abassia Rahmani Swiss Blade Runner". abassia-rahmani.com. 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05.
- ↑ "Abassia Rahmani: Man hat nur dieses eine Leben (in German)". srf.ch. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21.
External links
edit- Abassia Rahmani at the International Paralympic Committee
- Abassia Rahmani at the Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German and French)