JAMA Abdi
Great BritainEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wheelchair Basketball |
Men | 3 |
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Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariake Arena |
GBR Great Britain 70 ALG Algeria 43 |
Finished |
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| Musashino Forest Sport Plaza |
GER Germany 71 GBR Great Britain 59 |
Finished |
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| Musashino Forest Sport Plaza |
GBR Great Britain 64 USA United States 63 |
Finished |
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| Musashino Forest Sport Plaza |
IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 57 GBR Great Britain 69 |
Finished |
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| Ariake Arena |
AUS Australia 69 GBR Great Britain 70 |
Finished |
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| Ariake Arena |
GBR Great Britain 66 CAN Canada 52 |
Finished |
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| Ariake Arena |
#68
JPN Japan 79 GBR Great Britain 68 |
Finished |
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| Ariake Arena |
ESP Spain 58 GBR Great Britain 68 |
Finished |
ALG
GER
USA
IRI
AUS
CAN
JPN
ESPBiographical Information
Highlights
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 3 | Men | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 3 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 4 | Men | 2012 | London, GBR | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2018 | Hamburg, GER | |
| 5 | Men | 2010 | Birmingham, GBR | |
| 5 | Men | 2006 | Amsterdam, NED | |
| 7 | Men | 2014 | Incheon, KOR | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2019 | Walbrzych, POL | |
| 2 | Men | 2017 | Tenerife, ESP | |
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Abdi (bbc.co.uk, 23 Jul 2019)
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Athlete
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Daughter Raheema
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English, Somali
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Club Deportivo Amivel BSR [Velez-Malaga, ESP]
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Haj Bhania [national]
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Guard (Facebook profile, 02 Aug 2019)
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2007 for Great Britain, European Championships in Wetzlar, Germany (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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Division de Honor [ESP] (Club Deportivo AMIVEL BSR Instagram profile, 17 Apr 2021)
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He began the sport at age 17 with the Vikings club in Liverpool, England. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016; sunrisemedical.co.uk, 01 Jan 2015; sunrisemedical-group.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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He had played basketball before his accident and was initially sceptical about playing the wheelchair version. However, after a friend, British wheelchair basketball player Ade Oregbeni, introduced him to it he tried it and found it made him happy. "I chose wheelchair basketball because I already had previous interest in it before my accident. I love the team aspect of it and having team mates. I don't really suit individual sports, I like the comradery that comes with being in a team. As a kid, it gave me another purpose in life after my accident. It gave me confidence and the belief that you can do anything." (bbc.co.uk, 23 Jul 2019; 23 May 2011; sunrisemedical-group.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games. (wargeyskasaxafi.wordpress.com, 28 Aug 2020)
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US boxer Muhammad Ali. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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"Give everything you have." (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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He was a member of Great Britain's wheelchair basketball team that was awarded the Bill McGowran Trophy at the 2018 Sports Journalists' Association's British Sports Awards. (yahoo.com, 23 Dec 2018; sportsjournalists.co.uk, 01 Jan 2020)
He was named the Best Newcomer at the 2008 British Wheelchair Sports Awards. (telegraph.co.uk, 23 Mar 2012)
He was named the Best Newcomer at the 2008 British Wheelchair Sports Awards. (telegraph.co.uk, 23 Mar 2012)
Legend
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- Bronze Medal
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- Bronze Medal Event
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