Faris Abed

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Faris Abed
Personal information
Full nameFaris Saadoon Abed Al-Ageeli
Born (1974-05-20) 20 May 1974 (age 51)
Sport
CountryIraq
Sport Paralympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens +100 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London +100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo +107 kg
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou +100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta +107 kg

Faris Saadoon Abed Al-Ageeli (born 20 May 1974) is an Iraqi Paralympic powerlifter. [1] He represented Iraq at the 2004 Summer Paralympics held in Athens, Greece and he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event. [1]

He won the bronze medal in the men's +107 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Faris Abed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (30 August 2021). "Powerlifter Pourmirzaei unveils image of late Rahman in emotional medal ceremony". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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