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Mohammad Amin Alsalami

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Mohammad Amin Alsalami
Personal information
NationalitySyrian
Born (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 32)
Aleppo, Syria
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long 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.[1]

Early life

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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.[2][3][4]

Career

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He set an indoors personal best of 7.87 metres in 2022. That year, he set an outdoors personal best of 7.88 metres.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

He competed on the IOC Refugee Team in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9][10][11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Mohammad Amin Alsalami". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ↑ McCarvel, Nick; Watta, Evelyn (9 October 2023). "Mohammad Alsalami: 'I want to show that refugees can also deliver great performances'". Olympics.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  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. ↑ "Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Paris2024: refugee team grows to 36 athletes". maisfutebol. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Wabwireh, Dominic (11 July 2024). "From Refugee to Athlete: Alsalami's Journey". Africanews. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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