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| Born | Andimeshk, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (66 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Takhti: Khorramabad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mostafa Bahram | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamran Shokrisalari is a Paralympian athlete from Iran competing mainly in F42 classification throwing events. [1]
Shokrisalari represented Iran at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he entered the F42 javelin throw event. [2] In the javelin, Shokrisalari second round throw of 52.06 metres was a personal best, and this placed him in first place for much of the competition; only for him to see lead snatched by a new world record by China's Fu Yanlong in his final throw. [3] Shokrisalari took silver, his first Paralympic medal. [2]
Shokrisalari was born in Andimeshk, Iran. [2]
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