Salum Ageze Kashafali

Salum Ageze Kashafali (born 25 November 1993) is a visually impaired Norwegian Paralympic athlete.[1] In June 2019 he set a new world record of 10.45s in the 100 metres T12 event at the Bislett Games held in Oslo, Norway.[2]

Salum Ageze Kashafali
Personal information
Born (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993
Sport
CountryNorway
SportAthletics
Para-athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability classT12
Event(s)100 metres
Medal record
World Championships
2019 Dubai 100 m
Norwegian Athletics Championships
2019 Hamar 100 m

Career

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T12 event with a time of 10.54s. This meant that he qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

At the 2019 Norwegian Athletics Championships he won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres with a time of 10.37s.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Norway
2019 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway 1st 100 m 10.45s
Norwegian Athletics Championships Børstad, Hamar Municipality 1st 100 m 10.37s
World Para Athletics Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st 100 m 10.54s

References
  1. "Salum Ageze Kashafali". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "New world record!". IAAF Diamond League. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. "2019 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's 100m T12 Final" (pdf). IPC. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.


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