Abassia Rahmani
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Nickname(s) | Swiss Blade Runner, Gazelle | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Meningitis survivor | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T62 | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | LV Winterthur | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Georg Pfarrwaller | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abassia Rahmani (born 2 July 1992) is a Swiss Paralympic athlete of Algerian descent who competes in international sprinting events.[1]
She was a keen and active person who had an interest in snowboarding, gymnastics, horse riding and track and field. When Rahmani was sixteen, she had both of her legs amputated due to bacterial meningitis but continued her passion in athletics and tried out Paralympic athletics.[2][3]