Abassia Rahmani

Abassia Rahmani
Personal information
NicknamesSwiss Blade Runner, Gazelle
Born (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992
Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Switzerland
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityMeningitis survivor
T62
Events
100 metres
200 metres
ClubLV Winterthur
Coached byGeorg Pfarrwaller
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 BerlinWomen's 200m T62
Bronze medal – third place2016 GrossetoWomen's 100m T44
Abassia Rahmani among several others running in a race
Abassia Rahmani (number 779)

Abassia Rahmani (born 2 July 1992) is a Swiss Paralympic athlete of Algerian descent who competes in international sprinting events.[1]

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

  1. ↑ "Abassia Rahmani - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 10 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Abassia Rahmani Swiss Blade Runner". abassia-rahmani.com. 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Abassia Rahmani: Man hat nur dieses eine Leben (in German)". srf.ch. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21.
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