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Abdi Jama (Cabdi Jaamac)
Abdi Jama (born 1 November 1982 in Burao) is a British wheelchair basketball player who grew up in Toxteth, Liverpool. Paralysed at fourteen, he took up the sport at school and played for Great Britain, winning bronze at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and gold at the 2011 European Championships, and was selected for London 2012.
Abdi JamaCabdi Jaamac
- Lived
- 1982-11-01 to today
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Burco and Togdheer
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who is he?
Abdi Jama is a British wheelchair basketball player born on 1 November 1982 in Burao (Wikipedia, 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 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.
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). 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 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.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Abdi Jama · en.wikipedia.org
Abdi JamaCabdi Jaamac
- Lived
- 1982-11-01 to today
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Burco and Togdheer
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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