Arjola Dedaj

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Arjola Dedaj
Personal information
Nickname(s)Arj, Duracell
Born (1981-11-26) 26 November 1981 (age 43)
Tirana, Albania
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability Retinitis pigmentosa
Disability class T11
Event(s) 100 metres
200 metres
Long jump
ClubFiamme Azzurre
Partner Emanuele Di Marino
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London Women's long jump T11
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Swansea Women's 200m T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Swansea Women's long jump T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Swansea Women's 100m T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Grosseto Women's 200m T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Grosseto Women's long jump T11

Arjola Dedaj (born 26 November 1981 in Tirana, Albania) is a blind Italian Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump events in international level events. [1]

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Personal life

Dedaj was born in Albania, she was discriminated by her visual impairment which she has had since the age of three years old because there were no schools in Albania that could provide her an education. She immigrated to Italy in a rubber dinghy in 1998 along with her father and brother to join her mother who was in Milan. [2] [3]

She and her partner Emanuele Di Marino, who is her training partner and also participates in Paralympic track and field events are referred to as "La coppia dei sogni" ("the dream couple" in Italian). [4]

References

  1. "Arjola Dedaj - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 4 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
  2. "Dedaj: a Paralympian's tale of discrimination and pain". aljazeera.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016.
  3. "The work behind the training for the Rio 2016 Paralympics". TechnoGym. 4 May 2020.
  4. "Arjola Dedaj's family affair". World Para Athletics. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020.