Hous sein Omar Hassan

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Houssein Omar Hassan (born January 1, 1977 ) is a Paralympic runner from Djibouti . He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London in the 1500-meter T46 discipline .

Athletic career

Hous sein Omar Hassan's arm was amputated above the elbow. For the East African country of Djibouti, his participation in a medium-distance run in the T46 category (for "upper arm amputees, forearm loss and equals") was the premiere and at the same time the country's last participation in the Paralympic Games. As the only athlete in the country, he was also allowed to carry the flag.

At the start, Houssein Omar Hassan injured his ankle. Because of the pain, Hassan could only finish his run at a jogging pace. He was accompanied by standing ovations from the audience. His time was 11 minutes and 13.5 seconds, the first placed Samir Nouioua crossed the finish line with 3 minutes 57.27 seconds.

Houssein later told Omar Hassan that he initially wanted to give up but the cheers in the stadium spurred him to end his run.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Djibouti - National Paralympic Committee of Djibouti ( Memento of April 13, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Houssein Omar Hassan. Paralympic.org, accessed July 13, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Ian Chadband: Paralympics 2012: Houssein Omar Hassan wins over hearts and minds with his brave, if slow, 1,500m performance. In: The Telegraph . September 1, 2012, accessed on July 13, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Crowds at Olympic stadium roar on hero Houssein Omar Hassan's effort. Metro.co.uk, September 2, 2012, accessed July 13, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Goosebumps: Athlete from Djibouti thrilled. Augsburger Allgemeine , September 1, 2012, accessed on July 13, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Hassan, Houssein Omar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Djiboutian Paralympic runner
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1977