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Syrian athlete (born 1994)
Mohammad Amin Alsalami
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30)
Aleppo, Syria
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubSCC Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLong jump: 7.88m (2022) NR

Mohammad Amin Alsalami (Arabic: محمد أمين السلامي; born 25 July 1994) is a Syrian long jumper who holds the Syrian national record.

Early life

From Aleppo, Syria, he is one nine siblings. Initially a sprinter, he was encouraged by a sports teacher to take up long and triple jump as a teenager. After war broke out in Syria his family was displaced a number of times in Syria before fleeing in a dinghy across the Mediterranean Sea and walking across Europe on foot. He ultimately sought refugee status in Germany, settling in Berlin in October 2015.

Career

He set an indoors personal best of 7.87 metres in 2022. That year, he set an outdoors personal best of 7.88 metres.

He competed as part of the refugee team at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, the first member of the refugee team to compete in a technical event.

In May 2024, he was confirmed on the IOC Refugee Team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

References

  1. "Mohammad Amin Alsalami". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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  3. Lewis, Andy (17 July 2024). "Mohammad Amin Alsalami: Syrian refugee's leap of faith set him on road to Paris Games". The National News.
  4. "They fled from their home countries. Now, they'll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team". Seattle Times. July 11, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. "Lohalith leads six-strong Athlete Refugee Team at WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 10 August 2023.
  6. Sankar, Vimal (12 August 2023). "Six refugee athletes to compete at Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. "World Athletics presents six refugee athletes". francsjeux.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. "Athlete Refugee Team gains great experience at WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. "Paris2024: refugee team grows to 36 athletes". maisfutebol. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  10. Wabwireh, Dominic (11 July 2024). "From Refugee to Athlete: Alsalami's Journey". Africanews. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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