Chris Kinda (born 9 February 1999)[1] is a para-athlete from Namibia competing mainly in category T11 sprint events. He won the gold medal in the 400 metres in 52.35 seconds at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan, with accompanying runner Riwaldo Goagoseb.[2][3]
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| Nationality | Namibian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1999[1] Usakos, Namibia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Namibia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11 | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kinda is qualified to participate in the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kinda CHRIS". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ a b "Chris Kinda running for Gold at upcoming Paralympics". Namibia Economist. 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Kinda storms to world title". The Namibian. 20 May 2024.