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| Born | 27 January 1982 Menzel Temime, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohamed Amine Kalem (born 27 January 1982) is an Italian-Tunisian para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist and a European silver medalist. [1] [2]
Kalem was born with a shortened left leg. [3]
Italy sent a delegation of 86 athletes and 6 guides to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Italian competitors took part in 12 sports: athletics, rowing, cycling, judo, swimming, wheelchair fencing, equestrian, wheelchair tennis, shooting, archery, table tennis and sailing.
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