Skander Djamil Athmani

Skander Djamil Athmani (born 21 June 1992) Algerian Paralympic athlete.[1] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Algeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

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
2020 Tokyo 400m T13
2020 Tokyo 100m T13
World Championships
2024 Kobe100m T13
2024 Kobe400m T13
Men's athletics
African Championships
2014 Marrakech4×400m relay

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 29 August 2021.
  2. "Athletics - Skander Djamil Athmani". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. Results
  4. "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Athletics) Athlete Profile : ATHMANI Skander Djamil". res-taipei.fisu.net. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  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 29 August 2021.
  8. "Algerian athletes make history with two world records in one day". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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