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Asimenye Simwaka

アシメニエ・シムワカ　/　あしめにえ・しむわか

American sprinter

August 8, 1997 (age 28)　・　Malawi, United States

sprinter
association football player

My Take

Asimenye Simwaka fascinates me as a true dual-sport athlete, a Malawian sprinter who also plays forward for the national women's football team. Being chosen to carry her country's flag at both the Tokyo and Paris Olympics speaks to a status that transcends results: she is a face of her nation. That she does this while serving in the Malawian Defence Force only adds to the picture of an extraordinarily driven person. I love that she refuses to be confined to one discipline. For an athlete from a smaller nation to march into two Olympic stadiums as standard-bearer is, to me, a quietly powerful kind of achievement.

Overview

Asimenye Simwaka (born 8 August 1997) is a Malawian athlete and footballer who plays as a forward for the Malawi women's national team. She competed in the 2020 and 2024 Paris Olympics, carrying the flag for Malawi on both. She is employed by the Malawian Defence Force.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Asimenye Simwaka
Name (Japanese): アシメニエ・シムワカ
Reading: あしめにえ・しむわか
Born: August 8, 1997 (age 28)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Ox
Origin: Malawi, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: sprinter / association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A0%E3%83%AF%E3%82%AB

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