Elliot Mujaji is a retired Zimbabwean

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete. A member of Zimbabwe's national athletics team, he qualified to compete at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

before suffering severe burns in an electrical accident while at work. His right arm was amputated, and he remained in a coma for two months.ort for Zimbabwe star"
BBC, 7 June 2001 After recovering, he resumed training, and qualified to compete at the

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...

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. He was the fastest runner in the heats of the 200 metres sprint, but was disqualified for having encroached on another lane. He won gold in the 100 metres sprint - Zimbabwe's first ever Paralympic gold medal. Mujaji competed again at the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

, and once again won gold in the 100 metres sprint. He also took part in the 2008 and 2012 editions of the Paralympics for the third and fourth time, competing in the 100m and 200m sprints in Beijing and 100m in London."Mujaji to defend his Paralympic Games medal"
''The Zimbabwe Gazette'', May 7, 2008

References

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