Ahmed Kelly
- January 5, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
Ahmed Kelly Biography
| Name | Ahmed Kelly |
| Birthday | Nov 18 |
| Birth Year | 1991 |
| Place Of Birth | Iraq |
| Birth Country | Iraq |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Siblings | Emmanuel Kelly |
Ahmed Kelly is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on November 18, 1991 in Iraq, Iraq. Swimmer with a double arm and leg deficiency; competed in his first Paralympic Games in 2012, in the 50 meter breaststroke as a member of the Australian team.
He and fellow Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe both became proud representatives of their country in international competition.
Ahmed Kelly (born 18 November 1991) is an Iraqi-born Australian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, and he competed at the 2012 London Paralympics.
He started swimming in 2008, after making a switch from Australian rules football.
He and his brother – who has the same physical ailment – spent most of their childhood in a Mother Theresa Orphanage in Baghdad, until they were adopted by Moira Kelly in 2000.
Ahmed Kelly Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ahmed Kelly is one of the richest Swimmer from Iraq. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ahmed Kelly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Before focusing solely on swimming he played Australian rules football without the use of prosthetic arms.
At the 2010 Australian National Championships he set a world record time for the 100 meter breaststroke; he then broke his own record the next year.
Nicknamed “Liquid Nails”, Kelly was born on 18 November 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq with a double arm and leg deficiency. Until the age of seven, he lived in at Baghdad’s Mother Teresa Orphanage with his brother, Emmanuel who has a similar disability. Moira Kelly, on her own, met the brothers in 1998 and with her parents’ help, brought them to Victoria, Australia in 2000 to get medical care for their disability. Kelly’s treatment involved having parts of his legs removed that were deficient, and then being fitted with prosthesis. Moira adopted the brothers in 2000. In 2009, he became an Australian citizen. He attended Carey Baptist Grammar School in Kew, Melbourne. He was featured on the ABC’s “Race to London”. In 2013 he commenced university studying Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University in Melbourne and dreams of working in the media as a sports commentator in the future.
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At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, he competed in five events – Men’s 50m Freestyle S4, Men’s 150m Individual Medley SM4, Men’s 50m Backstroke, Men’s 50m Breaststroke SB3 and Men’s 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 20 Points. His best result was sixth in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke SB3.
Facts & Trivia
Ahmed Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Iraq. Ahmed Kelly celebrates birthday on November 18 of every year.
At the 2019 world Para Swimming Championships, London, he won the silver medal in the Men’s 150m Individual Medley SM3.
What disability does Ahmed Kelly have?
Nicknamed “Liquid Nails”, Kelly was born on 18 November 1991 in Baghdad, Iraq with a double arm and leg deficiency.
How old was Ahmed Kelly when he was adopted?
His life changed at age seven when he was adopted by humanitarian Moira Kelly and brought to Australia to receive treatment. He is now a genuine contender for a gold medal in swimming at the Rio Paralympic Games, being held from September 7-18.
WHO adopted Ahmed Kelly?
They were born in the middle of a war zone and abandoned at an orphanage, both with severely deformed arms and legs. However, at the age of 6, the lives of Ahmed and Emmanuel were forever changed when a lady named Moira Kelly brought them to Australia for surgery and ended up adopting them!
How old is Ahmed Kelly?
30 years (November 18, 1991)
Where does Ahmed Kelly train?
He trains at the Australian Institute of Sport [AIS] in Canberra, ACT, Australia.