Avaz Azmoudeh

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Avaz Azmoudeh
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Javelin Throw - F54
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Javelin Throw - THW4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Javelin Throw - F54

Avez Azmoudeh is a paralympic athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F54 javelin events.

Avaz competed in three Paralympics, first in 1992 in Barcelona, where, as well as competing in the THW4 discus, he won a silver medal in the javelin. Having missed the 1996 games, he returned in 2000 where he won the gold medal while competing in only the F54 javelin. He made his third appearance in the 2004 Summer Paralympics where he again competed in just the javelin but could only manage bronze [1]

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References

  1. "Avaz Azmoodeh". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.