# Abdi Jama (Cabdi Jaamac)

> Abdi Jama (born 1982): Burao-born British wheelchair basketball player, Paralympic bronze 2008.

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## Who is he?

Abdi Jama is a British wheelchair basketball player born on 1 November 1982 in [Burao](/en/regions/togdheer/) ([Wikipedia, Abdi Jama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Jama)). His family moved from Somalia to Toxteth in Liverpool because of the wars (same source). He was left paralysed at fourteen (same source). [Somaliland](/en/states/somaliland-1991-to-2026/) declared independence in 1991; Israel recognised it on 26 December 2025; most states and the AU regard it as part of Somalia. See [Somalis in Liverpool](/en/diaspora/liverpool/).

## Career

A Great Britain player, Ade Orogbemi, introduced him to the sport at a school taster session, and he later joined the Liverpool Vikings ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdi_Jama)). With Great Britain he won silver at the 2007 European Championships, bronze at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, bronze at the 2009 European Championships and gold at the 2011 European Championships (same source). He was selected for the 2012 [London](/en/diaspora/london/) Paralympics (same source). He has also played club basketball in Italy and Australia (same source).

## In short

A Liverpool-raised wheelchair basketball player who won Paralympic and European medals for Great Britain.

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