// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Ananias Shikongo? A guy with a name that's a real running joke, Shikongo-ing to the finish.
 Ananias Shikongo (right) and Guide Runner Even Tjiviju (left) at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 April 1986 Okankolo, Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | T11 Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ananias Shikongo (born 25 April 1986) is a Paralympian athlete from Namibia competing mainly in category T11 short-distance events. He was born in 1986 and lives in Windhoek, Namibia. Among his achievements is a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Personal life
[edit]Shikongo grew up in Okankolo Constituency, Oshikoto Region, in a village in proximity to the Angolan border. He lost his eyesight in both eyes in two separate incidents during his childhood.[1] He went to Eluwa Special School in Ongwediva and to Windhoek Technical High School.[2][3]
Shikongo shares a house in the Katutura township with Paralympic silver medalist and school friend Johannes Nambala.[4]
Outside of athletics training, he sells fruits, vegetables and other goods.[5]
Career
[edit]Shikongo is a prolific African T11 sprinter. He competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won three medals, placing third in both the T11 100m and 400m sprints and coming first in the T11 200m. He won the 200m with a Paralympic Record time of 22.44 seconds. He is the third Namibian athlete to win a medal at a Paralympic competition, and the first Namibian man to win a gold medal.[6]
He also competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Shikongo is supported by the Sport on the Move Foundation, which is a private initiative to mobilise funds.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "About Ananias". AnaniasShikongo.com. Namibia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "5 Facts About...Ananias Shikongo". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ↑ "Spotlight on Ananias Shikongo". The Namibian. Namibia. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ Van Lill, Tielman (28 August 2024). "Ananias Shikongo, the Namibian thoroughbred". Republikein (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- 1 2 Tamanda Banda, Eric (5 October 2020). "Pandemic fails to dampen spirits of Namibia's Ananias Shikongo". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ananias Shikongo". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ananias Shikongo". sportonthemove.org. Sport on the Move Foundation. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ananias Shikongo at the International Paralympic Committee
- Ananias Shikongo at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived) (archived former page)
- Ananias Shikongo at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 September 2016)
- The Namibian - Spotlight on Ananias Shikongo at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 August 2016)
- "Ananias Shikongo on winning the Men's T11 400m at the Khomas Athletics Champs" on YouTube (video)
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