Guillaume Junior Atangana

Cameroonian Paralympic athlete (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guillaume Junior Atangana (born 22 January 1999) is a Cameroonian T11 Paralympic sprint runner. He won the Paralympic Refugee Team's first gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in 2025.

Born (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 27)[1]
Country Cameroon
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Guillaume Junior Atangana
Atangana (right) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 27)[1]
Sport
Country Cameroon
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT11
Event(s)
100 metres
400 metres
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing the International Paralympic Committee Refugee Paralympic Team
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris400 m T11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 New Delhi400 m T11
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Career

He represented the Refugee Paralympic Team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres T11 event.[1][2] He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the 400 metres T11 event. This was the Paralympic Refugee Team's first gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships.[3]

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