Abdulsalam Al-Gadabi (born January 1, 1978, in

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Governo ...

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

) is an Olympic swimmer from

. He swam for Yemen at the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

,Al-Gadabi's entry
from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-27. where he also swam at the 2007 World Championships in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. His personal best for 50 m freestyle is 30.63 (at 2008 Olympics) and he holds the Yemeni Record in the 100 m freestyle with a time 1:05.34.

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* Yemeni male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Yemen Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Sanaa 1978 births Living people {{Yemen-swimming-bio-stub