Columba Blango

Para athletics

Region

London
Date of Birth

05/07/1992
Classification

T20 400m

Columba Blango made an immediate impact on his international debut as he won gold in the men’s T20 400m at the 2021 European Para Athletics Championships in Poland with a new European record time of 47.90.

His Paralympic debut was equally impressive as he claimed T20 400m bronze with a personal best 47.81.

His father, Columba Sr, is a former Olympic decathlete for Sierra Leone and politician.

Results

**Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games **

T20 400m: Bronze

**2021 World Para Athletics European Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland **

T20 400m: Gold

**2023 World Para Athletics Championships, Paris, France **

T20 400m: 6th

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