SALEI Raman

Date of Birth: 27 Feb 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S12

Birth Country:

Belarus

Place of residence : MALADZYECHNA

Residence Country:

Belarus

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S13	4
	Men's 100m Freestyle - S12	1
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S12	1
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S12	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S12 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S13 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S13 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S12 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S12 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S12 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S12 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	100m Backstroke - S12	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:00.91
4	50m Freestyle - S12	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	24.45
4	100m Butterfly - S13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	58.11
7	400m Freestyle - S13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:19.34
9	100m Freestyle - S13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	54.32
9	200m Individual Medley - SM13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:19.37
World Championships
2	100m Backstroke - S12	2019	London, GBR	1:01.00
2	50m Freestyle - S12	2015	Glasgow, GBR	24.39
3	50m Freestyle - S12	2019	London, GBR	24.32
3	100m Freestyle - S12	2019	London, GBR	52.99
4	100m Breaststroke - SB13	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:09.70
5	100m Butterfly - S12	2019	London, GBR	58.70
5	100m Freestyle - S13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	53.34
5	100m Butterfly - S13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	58.33
6	200m Individual Medley - SM13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:15.39
DNS	400m Freestyle - S13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	DNS
European Championships
1	100m Freestyle - S12	2020	Funchal, POR	53.06
1	100m Backstroke - S12	2020	Funchal, POR	1:01.57
2	100m Butterfly - S12	2020	Funchal, POR	58.29
4	50m Freestyle - S12	2020	Funchal, POR	24.47

Roma (VK profile, 14 Mar 2021)

Coaching, Teaching - Belarusian State University of Physical Education, Minsk, BLR

Languages spoken:

Umid Sports Club [Azerbaijan]

Allaverdi Julfayev [national], AZE; Fedor Kirillov [personal], AZE

Sporting relatives:

His older brother Dzmitry Salei competed in Para swimming for Belarus at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2012 and then represented Azerbaijan in the sport at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Dzmitry has since returned to representing Belarus and competed at the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (sportpanorama.by, 12 Sep 2019; Athlete, 15 Jul 2015)

He took up the sport at age seven in Maladzyechna, Belarus. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019)

His parents were involved in athletics, so he would often go to the sports centre with them. He discovered swimming while he was there and found he enjoyed the sport. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2020)

Winning silver in the S12 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019)

He has received the titles of Master of Sport of International Class in Belarus and Master of Sport in Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 05 Mar 2020)

In 2018 he was named among the 10 Best Para Athletes of the Year in Azerbaijan. (trend.az, 28 Dec 2018)

In recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he received the Order for Service to the Fatherland [third grade] in Azerbaijan. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019; president.az, 21 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S12, SB12, SM12 (IPC, 15 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 15 Jul 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 15 Jul 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with a vision impairment. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2015)

General
BROTHERLY BRONZE
At the 2019 World Championships in London, England, he and his older brother Dzmitry Salei, who represented Belarus, were both awarded bronze medals in the S12 50m freestyle after finishing with exactly the same time [24.32s]. (sportpanorama.by, 12 Sep 2019; paralympic.org, 11 Sep 2019)

NATIONALITY SWITCH
He represented Belarus earlier in his career, including at the 2010 World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, before switching to represent Azerbaijan. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Mar 2019; pressball.by, 03 Dec 2013)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/roma.salei
VK Profile: http://vk.com/id103031849

Legend

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

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