Abbas Qali (Arabic: عباس قلي; born 11 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti swimmer. He competed in the 100 m butterfly event at the Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and was eliminated during the heats.[3] He is a member of the University of Alabama swimming and diving team.[4] He competed and scored in the 2015 SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama.[5] He holds the Kuwaiti record in the 50m Butterfly with a time of 25.06.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | عباس قلي |
| Full name | Abbas Qali |
| National team |  Kuwait |
| Born | 11 October 1992 Kuwait City, Kuwait[2] |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| College team | University of Alabama[1] |
Abbas is the only Kuwaiti national to qualify for the Olympics in the 100m fly category, and the only Kuwaiti to participate in a 100m event at the Olympic Games. In seasonal competition he achieved a 54.16s[6] result, making the Olympic B-Cut required to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil. He swam 54.63s in his heat, and did not advance to the semi-finals.[7] Due to the IOC's suspension of Kuwait, Qali participated under the Olympic flag as an independent athlete.
References
edit- ^ "Abbas Qali Alabama bio". University of Alabama Athletics.
- ^ "Abbas Qali". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Abbas Qali – University of Alabama Bio Profile". rolltide.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Florida Men, Georgia Women Lead SEC Races". CollegeSwimming.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Abulleil, Reem (3 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Kuwaitis discuss pain of not representing country". Sport 360.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Swimming: Men's 100m Butterfly Results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018.
External links
edit- Abbas Qali at World Aquatics
- Abbas Qali at SwimRankings.net
- Abbas Qali at Olympics.com
- Abbas Qali at Olympedia
- Abbas Qali on Instagram
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