Abdi Jama

Abdi Jama

Athlete Information

  • Region

    Liverpool

  • Date of Birth

    01/11/1982

  • Classification

    1.0

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Bio

Introduced to wheelchair basketball at a school taster session by GB Paralympian Ade Orogbemi, Abdi Jama relished the fast-paced nature of the sport and has gone on to become one of the best 1.0 players in the world.

Starting out at his local club Vikings, Abdi has since travelled the world competing for clubs in Germany, Italy, Spain, and Australia.

A double U22 European Champion with the GB Junior team, Abdi won bronze on his Paralympic debut in Beijing in 2008, before co-captaining ParalympicsGB’s Wheelchair Basketball Team with Matt Byrne at London 2012, leading them to the bronze medal game where they narrowly lost to the USA.

Abdi continued to build upon his international success, claiming four European titles, including being named in the Championship All-Star Team in 2013 and 2015. In 2016, Abdi represented Great Britain at his third Paralympic Games, adding another bronze medal to the bronze he won on his debut in 2008.

After claiming European silver in 2017, Abdi was part of the GB Men’s team that won the nation’s first World Championship title in 2018, a year later he added a fourth European title to his impressive medal haul.

Major Results

2020 Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan

  • Bronze

2016 Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Bronze

2008 Beijing Paralympic Games

  • Bronze

2015 European Championships, Worcester, UK

  • Gold

2013 European Championships, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Gold

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