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| Nationality | Cameroonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics (track) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paralysis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus, javelin, 100m, 200m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Carla Rhymer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christian Gobe (born 13 May 1977 in Cameroon) is a Paralympian from Cameroon who represented his country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, finishing eighth in the Shot Put - F55 event.
Gobe contracted polio as a child, and took up sport as part of his rehabilitation efforts. He later moved to Switzerland to attend University of Geneva. While there, he became a Swiss national, got married and had three children.
As a para-athlete, Gobe specializes in T54 100m and 200m events, while also competing in T54 400m, F55 shot put, javelin and discus. Gobe first took up the sport in 1998, and continued with it after moving to Switzerland. Initially representing Cameroon, he became a Swiss national and tried to make the team for the 2008 Games. He switched back to Cameroonian nationality to try to make the a team for 2012 Summer Paralympic but passport issues kept him out despite being named to the team. He successfully made and was Cameroon's sole representative at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Gobe holds the continental record for the F55 shot put, having broken his own record several times in 2015 and 2016.
Outside of athletics, Gobe is also involved in wheelchair basketball. He played for the Switzerland men's national wheelchair basketball team, and for several clubs in Switzerland. As a member of the Swiss team, he won a bronze medal at the 2006 IWBF Men's B European Championships. He also is involved in the sport as a wheelchair basketball coach.