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| Nationality | Algerian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1992 Constantine, Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100m, 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skander Djamil Athmani (born 21 June 1992) is an Algerian Paralympic athlete. [1] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Algeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [2]
Skander initially competed in able-bodied competitions. He competed in the men's 100m, men's 4 × 100 m relay and men's 4 × 400 m relay events at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. He was part of the men's 4 × 100 m team which claimed bronze medal at the 2014 African Championships. [3] He also represented Algeria at the 2017 Summer Universiade and competed in men's 100m, men's 200m, men's 4×400 relay events. [4]
He took part in the men's 100m T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and claimed a silver medal in a thrilling final. [5] He clocked 10.54 seconds as he finished just 0.01 seconds behind defending Paralympic champion and veteran para-athlete Jason Smyth of Ireland. [6] [7] Later in that tournament he participated in the men's 400m T13 event where he claimed a gold medal and set a new world record at 46.70 seconds, finishing one second ahead of Morocco's Mohamed Amguoun, who had held the previous world record. [8]
