Jamil Elshebli

Jamil Elshebli

Elshebli at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1979-04-09) 9 April 1979 (age 46)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics Paralympic powerlifting
Medal record Representing   Jordan Paralympic athletics Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Shot put F57 2008 Beijing Shot put F57-58 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Shot put F57-58 Powerlifting Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo +107 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro +107 kg Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou +107 kg

Jamil Elshebli (born 9 April 1979) is a Paralympian athlete from Jordan competing mainly in category F57 shot put events but also in the powerlifting. ^[1]

Career

He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics where he won a silver in the shot put, he followed this up in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China where he won a second silver medal in the men's F57-58 shot put. In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil he won bronze medal in the men's +107 kg powerlifting. ^[2] In the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan he won the gold medal in the men's +107 kg powerlifting. ^[3]

References

1. "Jamil Elshebli - Athletics, Powerlifting | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
2. Payne, Marissa (2021-11-27). "Iranian Paralympian hefted the weight of three baby elephants to win power-lifting gold". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-08-31.
3. "Jamil El-Shebli takes gold in Paralympic powerlifting". Jordan News. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

External links

• Jamil Elshebli at the International Paralympic Committee