Ananias Shikongo

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Ananias Shikongo
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Ananias Shikongo (right) and Guide Runner Even Tjiviju (left) at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016
Personal information
NationalityNamibian
Born (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 39)
Okankolo, Namibia
Sport
CountryNamibia
SportAthletics
EventT11 Sprint
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 400 m T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m T11
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Lyon 200m - T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Doha 200m - T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London 100m - T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Paris 100m - T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Christchurch 400m - T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 Lyon100m - T11
All African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 100m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Brazzaville200m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Brazzaville400m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo 200m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Maputo400m

Ananias Shikongo (born 25 April 1986) is a Paralympian athlete from Namibia competing mainly in category T11 short-distance events. He was born in 1986 and lives in Windhoek, Namibia. Among his achievements is a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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Career

Shikongo is Africa’s sprint champion in 100m and 200m in T11 (classification). He grew up in Okankolo Constituency, Oshikoto Region, in a village in proximity to the Angolan border. He lost his eyesight in both eyes in two separate incidents during his childhood. [1] He went to Eluwa Special School in Ongwediva and to Windhoek Technical High School. [2] [3]

Shikongo competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. He won three medals, placing third in both the T11 100m and 400m sprints and coming first in the T11 200m. He won the 200m with a Paralympic Record time of 22.44 seconds. He is the third Namibian athlete to win a medal at a Paralympic competition.

Ananias is supported by the Sport on the Move Foundation, which is a private initiative to mobilise funds. [4]

He shares a house in the Katutura township with Paralympic silver medalist and school friend Johannes Nambala. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "About Ananias". Namibia: Ananias Shikongo. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "5 Facts About...Ananias Shikongo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Spotlight on Ananias Shikongo". Namibia: The Namibian. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ananias Shikongo – Sport on the Move Foundation" . Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  5. ↑ Nuus, Republikein-Jou Land, Jou Taal, Jou; Lill, Tielman Van (2024-08-28). "Ananias Shikongo, the Namibian thoroughbred". Republikein (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2024-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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