Medal record | ||
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Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing Tunisia | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | Javelin Throw - F40 | |
2004 Athens | Shot Put - F40 | |
2004 Athens | Discus Throw - F40 |
Afrah Gomdi is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F40 throwing events.
Afrah competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens where she won gold medals in both the F40 javelin and shot put and picked up the silver in the F40 discus. [1]
Great Britain competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Great Britain sent a delegation of around 400, of which 212 were athletes, to compete in eighteen sports at the Games. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom; athletes from Northern Ireland, who may elect to hold Irish citizenship under the pre-1999 article 2 of the Irish constitution, are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Paralympics. Additionally some British overseas territories compete separately from Britain in Paralympic competition.
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, organized by the International Paralympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that the Olympic Games started in 1904.
Tunisia made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul. It was represented by a single athlete, Monaam Elabed, who won two bronze medals in athletics. The country has competed in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, although it has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics. Tunisian competitors have only ever taken part in athletics events, with the sole exception of Dalila Tabai who competed in powerlifting in 2000.
Israel sent a delegation to compete at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. They sent thirty two competitors, twenty one male and eleven female.
T43 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics, applying to athletes with "Double below knee amputation or similar disability." It includes ISOD classified athletes from the A4 and A9 classes.
The Women's javelin throw F40 event for les autres was held at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Athens Olympic Stadium. It was won by Afrah Gomdi, representing Tunisia.
The Women's shot put F40 event for les autres was held at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Athens Olympic Stadium. It was won by Afrah Gomdi, representing Tunisia.
Singapore competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Nigeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Nigeria's delegation of 23 sportspeople was mostly composed of powerlifters, with the country sending 14 lifters to Rio. Ahead of the Rio Games, the National Sports Commission promised Paralympic medals to erase the country's Olympic shame.
Libya competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country has three sportspeople competing in two sports.
Montenegro sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was the nation's third time competing at a Paralympic Games since it became independent from its federation with Serbia in June 2006. Montenegro was represented by two athletes in Rio de Janeiro: shot putter and discus thrower Marijana Goranović and short-distance swimmer Ilija Tadić. Goranović competed in two events in field and her best finish was in the women's shot put F41 competition, where she came eighth. Tadić took part in two swimming events and his best performance was in the men's 50 metre freestyle S9 tournament, where he placed 14th overall and did not advance to the final.
The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It was the 8th edition of the event, the first to be held after being renamed from IPC Athletics World Championship, and featured 213 medal events.
Kuwait competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Luxembourg competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Qatar competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Jordan competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Syria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Bulgaria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Vietnam competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.