ATCHIBA Fayssal

Benin

Athletics

Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T46

Birth Country:

Benin

Place of residence : COTONOU

Residence Country:

Benin

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T47

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T47 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Nickname:

Shooting Star (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Sales

Education:

Business, Communications, Marketing - International Polytechnic University of Benin, Cotonou, BEN

Languages spoken:

English, French

Club name:

Cotonou [Benin]

Coach:

Hamed Banchi; Ambroise Adanhoume

Other sports:

He has competed in able-bodied athletics at national level in Benin. (lanationbenin.info, 01 Feb 2018)

Start:

"I started at age 14 in a small club in my village of Bassila, Benin." (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Reason:

Prior to his accident he aspired to become a footballer. He was then encouraged to take up Para athletics by his parents and coach Ambroise Adanhoume. "In 2015 I was noticed by the coach Ambroise Adanhoume who decided to make me a complete athlete. I am passionate about sport and felt it suited me as soon as a I discovered Para sports." (lanationbenin.info, 01 Feb 2018; Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Memorable:

Winning a bronze medal at the 2017 Francophone Games in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Coaches Hamed Banchi and Ambroise Adanhoume. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Decide first what you want, believe that you can have it, then discover those who can help you." (Facebook profile, 07 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F46, T46 (IPC, 11 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (lanationbenin.info, 01 Feb 2018; Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (lanationbenin.info, 01 Feb 2018)

Impairment Details
His left arm was amputated at age 11 after he was stung by a fish. "[It happened] following an accident at the Bassila market [in Benin]. I like to have fun with the fish but one day I was stung by the thorny rays of a carp." (lanationbenin.info, 01 Feb 2018)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied legal science at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin. (Facebook profile, 07 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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