Ibrahim Al Hussein
Ibrahim Al Hussein (born 23 September 1988) is a Syrian Paralympic swimmer who represented the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and resides in Greece.[2] He competed in the S9 50 m and 100 m freestyle events[1] and served as a flag bearer at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations. He is a co-recipient of the 2016 Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award.[3]
 Al Hussein at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1988 (age 35) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Greece |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability class | S9 |
| Event(s) | 50 m, 100 m freestyle[1] |
In June 2021 Ibrahim Al Hussein was chosen with four men and a woman to represent refugees at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. The six will be led by the Chef de Mission Ileana Rodriguez who was previously a parathlete swimmer for the US in 2012.[4] The other five are the Syrian refugee club thrower Alia Issa who also lives in Athens, the Burundian refugee Parfait Hakizimana, the American-based Afghan refugee swimmer Abbas Karimi, the German-based Syrian refugee canoeist Anas Al Khalifa, and American based Iranian refugee discus thrower Shahrad Nasajpour.[4] and then he got sick before he was able to go to tokyo and after it he has been swimming and has been to lots of schools to introduce himself and say his past.
References
- Ibrahim Al Hussein Archived 26 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- Refugee Team: 'A dream come true'. Bbc.co.uk (7 September 2016).
- Swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein Named Winner of Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award. Swimming World Magazine (15 September 2016).
- Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". UNHCR. Retrieved 30 June 2021.