Agus Ngaimin

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Agus Ngaimin
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NationalityIndonesian
Born (1984-07-17) 17 July 1984 (age 38)
Cilacap, Indonesia
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CountryIndonesia
Sport S6 Swimming
Updated on 17 July 2012.

Agus Ngaimin (also Agus Ngaiman; born 17 August 1984) is an Indonesian Paralympic swimmer.

Biography

Ngaimin was born in Cilacap, Central Java on 17 August 1984. [1] [2] At the age of two he was struck by polio, which left him paralysed from the waist down. [3]

Ngaimin first competed at the national level in 2004 at the age of 20, during the 12th annual National Disabled Sports Week (Pekan Olahraga Cacat Nasional) in Palembang, winning a gold medal. He used his financial reward for the win to improve his training, while part of it was set aside for land investment. [3] He generally competes in the 100-metre event, [2] and in the S6 Class, defined by Jane Buckley of Sporting Wheelies as full use of arms and hands, as well as some trunk control, but no useful leg muscles; the class also includes "Swimmers with coordination problems ... Swimmers with major limb loss of 2 limbs; Little People / Dwarfs." [4]

Ngaimin won a gold medal at the 2006 FESPIC Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [2] At the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, Ngaimin won a silver. [5] At the 2011 ASEAN ParaGames in Surakarta, Ngaimin won five gold medals. The national team's manager, Dimin BA, described Ngaimin as one of the team's more dependable athletes. [6] During the competition he set a regional record for the S6 100-metre freestyle event. [7]

In June 2012 he began training to represent Indonesia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, together with two other athletics competitors, a powerlifter, a swimmer, and a table tennis player; [8] As of 16 July 2012 Ngaimin had been selected after his performance in Guangzhou. [1] Ngaiman is one of three athletes confirmed to be participating in the Paralympics: the other two are Ni Nengah Widiasih (powerlifting), and David Jacobs (table tennis). [9] As of 21 May 2012, he has one child. [3]

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Footnotes
  1. 1 2 Harian Jogja 2011, Ngaimin disiapkan.
  2. 1 2 3 Antara 2012, Agus Ngaimin targetkan.
  3. 1 2 3 Lodra 2012, Penantian delapan tahun.
  4. Buckley 2011, Understanding Classification.
  5. Kompas 2010, Indonesia Raih 1 Emas.
  6. Metro TV 2011, Perenang Agus Ngaimin.
  7. The Jakarta Post 2011, More new records.
  8. Afriatni 2012, Indonesia to Send.
  9. Antara 2012, NPC Pertanyakan SK.
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