Abbas Karimi
Sport: Para Swimming
Gold: 0 Silver: 2 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: January 1, 1997
Height: N/A
Age: 28
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Education: N/A
Biography
Quick Facts
- Born without arms in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Was active in swimming while growing up, but fled the country when he was 16
- Competed at the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 as part of the Refugee Paralympic Team and was one of the flagbearers
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (2 silver)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points - Mixed, 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed), 9th (50m Butterfly S5 - Men, 50m Freestyle S5 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 8th (50m Butterfly S5 - Men), 15th (50m Backstroke S5 - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – gold (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed), 4th (50m Backstroke S5 - Men, 50m Butterfly S5 - Men), 9th (50m Freestyle S5 - Men)
- Years of participation: 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed 2022; 50m Backstroke S5 - Men 2017, 2019, 2022; 50m Butterfly S5 - Men 2017, 2019, 2022; 50m Freestyle S5 - Men 2017, 2019, 2022; 100m Freestyle S5 - Men 2017, 2019
- Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
- Gold – 2022 (4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points - Mixed)
- Silver – 2017 (50m Butterfly S5 - Men)
