BLANGO Columba

Date of Birth: 6 Jul 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T20

Place of residence : LONDON

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 400m - T20	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T20 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T20 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
1	400m - T20	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	47.90

Occupation:

Tourism - University of Greenwich, London, GBR

Languages spoken:

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers [London, GBR]

Chris Zah [personal], from 2014

Sporting relatives:

His father Columba represented Sierra Leone in decathlon at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. He has also served as a councillor and mayor of Southwark in London, England. (southwarknews.co.uk, 02 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"My philosophy is not knowing the meaning of giving up, which is a motivator to me to keep going despite the challenge ahead. Either you complete the task assigned to you, or stop what you're doing." (thepowerof10.info, 22 Aug 2020)

General Interest

Classification
T20 (IPC, 27 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment (uksportsassociation.org, 02 Jun 2021)

Impairment Details
He has a cognitive impairment as a result of blood clots on his brain at birth, which meant he had to spend four weeks in intensive care. (southwarknews.co.uk, 02 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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