YOUSOFI Kimia

Date of Birth: 20 May 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Place of birth: KANDAHAR

Birth Country:

Afghanistan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m Preliminary Round - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	100m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	PR (14.02)

Asian Games

Year	Location	100m
2018	Indonesia	Heats (13.33)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Engineering - Kabul University, Afghanistan

Languages spoken:

In 2014 she struggled with a tendon injury to her leg. She needed three months to fully recover. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016)

She took up athletics in 2013 in school. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016)

"My family, especially my brothers, were very good at sport and they encouraged me to begin running." (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016)

Winning gold in the 100m at the 2014 National Championships in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016)

Iranian sprinter Maryam Toosi. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016)

Her mother. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016)

She was named flag bearer for Afghanistan at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (scroll.in, 06 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
REFUGEE
She left Afghanistan at a young age and settled as a refugee in the Islamic Republic of Iran. At age 17 she was noticed by the Afghan government in a competition to unearth female athletes, and began training seriously soon afterwards. (scroll.in, 03 Jan 2017)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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