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Achmat Hassiem
South African Paralympic swimmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Achmat Hassiem (born 6 May 1982) is a South African swimmer who was injured in an attack by a great white shark. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and he competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
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Nickname | Sharkboy |
Born | (1982-05-06) 6 May 1982 (age 42) Cape Town, South Africa |
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Sport | Paralympic swimming |
Disability class | S10 |
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