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Abdi Jama
British wheelchair basketball player
Abdi Jama (born 1 November 1982) is a Somali British wheelchair basketball player. He was born in Burao, northwestern Somaliland and lives in Liverpool.[1] He was selected to play for Team GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1]
 Jama (right) at Gliders & Rollers World Challenge on 21 July 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Abdillah Jama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 (age 41) Burao, Somaliland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wolves Rhinos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jama was born on 1 November 1982 in Burao, in northwestern Somalia.[1] He lives in Liverpool, England and has 6 brothers and sisters.[2] His family moved from Somalia to Toxteth in Liverpool due to the wars in Somalia.[3] As a child, Jama was left paralysed[2] at the age of 14.[3] He thought that he could not have a sporting career, until he was introduced to wheelchair basketball by Ade Orogbemi. He is a 1 point player[2]
Jama was introduced to wheelchair basketball by Ade Orogbemi, who was playing for Team GB at the time.[4] Orogbemi went to Jama's school to run a taster session of wheelchair basketball. Jama later became a team-mate of Orogbemi in Team GB.[4] He joined the Liverpool Vikings shortly after.[1][4] In his career, Jama has represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing, where his team won bronze.[1][4] He has played for clubs in Italy and Australia.[1] He currently plays for and trains with the Wolverhampton Rhinos.[3]
In 2007, Jama played in his first championship, the 2007 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Wetzlar, where his team won silver. He participated in the 2008 Beijing Summer Paralympic Games for Team GB.[1] The following year he played in the 2009 European Championships in Adana, southern Turkey, where, along with his team, won bronze. In 2010, Jama participated in the 2010 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Birmingham for Great Britain.[1][4] Great Britain came fifth after losing 50–59 to France in the quarter-finals.[5] In the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, Israel, along with his team, he won gold.[4]
- "Abdi Jama - British Paralympic Association". Paralympics GB. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- "Adbi Jama - Paralympics GB - London 2012 Olympics". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- "About". Abdi Jama. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- "Great Britain Men's wheelchair basketball player Abdi Jama — British Wheelchair Basketball". Gbwba.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- "Great Britain vs France". FIBA LiveStats. 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
