Abdi Fatah Dini
Birthdate
Sport(s)
Wheelchair basketball
Hometown
Scarborough, ON
Classification
Since joining the Senior Men's National Team in 2006, Abdi Fatah has demonstrated poise in pressure situations and developed into one of Canada's most consistent performers. Dini won a silver medal at his first Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008. In 2012, he won Paralympic gold at the Games in London.
He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the inaugural world junior championship in 1997 and repeated the feat in 2001. He also won gold at the Canada Games in 1999 and took home the bronze in 2003 as part of Team Ontario.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2008, 2012, 2016 Paralympic Games… 2011 and 2015 Parapan American Games
PERSONAL
Studied business and finance in school.
NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
2016 Paralympic Games – 11th
2015 Toronto Parapan American Games – Silver
2012 London Paralympic Games – Gold
2011 Guadalajara Parapan American Games - Bronze
2010 World Championships – 7th
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games - Silver
Gallery
| Year | Type | Host City |
Medals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Summer |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
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| 2012 | Summer |
London, England
|
1 gold medals |
| 2008 | Summer |
Beijing, China
|
1 silver medals |
