Alhassane Baldé

Alhassane Baldé
Personal information
Born	21 December 1985 (age 38); Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability	Paraplegia
Disability class	T54
Event(s)	800 metres; 1500 metres; 5000 metres; Marathon
Club	SSF Bonn
Coached by	Alois Gmeiner
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Germany
World Championships
European Championships

Alhassane Baldé (born 21 December 1985) is a Guinean-born German Paralympic athlete who competes in long-distance running events in international level events.^[1]^[2]

Baldé was the second of twins. His disability was caused by a medical error at birth: he was pulled out of the womb in breech position resulting in an injured spine. He and his twin brother were adopted by his aunt and uncle moved to Dusseldorf aged nine months to receive medical treatment. ^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Alhassane Balde - Team Deutschland (in German)". Team Deutschland. 28 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Para-Sport Kampagne 2018 (in German)". alles geben nichts nehmen. 28 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Alhassane Balde - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 28 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Alhassane Balde: Bei der Heim-EM mit doppelter Podiumschance (in German)". leichtathletik.de. 16 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] "Alhassane Balde - Team Deutschland (in German)". Team Deutschland. 28 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Para-Sport Kampagne 2018 (in German)". alles geben nichts nehmen. 28 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Alhassane Balde - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 28 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Alhassane Balde: Bei der Heim-EM mit doppelter Podiumschance (in German)". leichtathletik.de. 16 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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