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| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1986 Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | shot put discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bahman Rezaei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mahdi Olad (born 1 April 1986) is an Iranian Paralympic athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Olad made his international debut for Iran at the 2018 Asian Para Games and won gold medals in the shot put and discus throw F11 events. [2]
He represented Iran at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the shot put F11 event with a new Asian record of 14.44 meters. He also won a bronze medal in the discus throw F11 event. [3]
He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the shot put F11 event and a silver medal in the discus throw F11 event. [4]
He represented Iran at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the shot put F11 event and a silver medal in the discus throw F11 event. [5]
Zhang Liangmin is a blind Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in throwing events.
Russell Luke Short, OAM is an Australian legally blind athlete, who has competed at eight Paralympics from 1988 to 2016 and won six gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the Games. He competes in discus, javelin, and shot put.
Guy Nicholas Henly is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He currently competes in discus and shot put and has won medals at the 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Sundar Singh Gurjar is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower, shot putter and discus thrower competing in F46 events. He won bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in men's javelin F46 event. He set a world record at the 16th Para Athletics National Championship in Panchkula holding three gold medals in three events. He is also recipient of Arjuna Award for Para-athletics.
Izabela Silva Campos is a Brazilian visually impaired F11/12 shot putter and discus thrower. She won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's discus throw.
Sarah Edmiston is an Australian Paralympic athlete who specialises in the discus and shot put. At her first major international competition, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F44 at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships and followed this up with a silver medal in the same event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the bronze medal in the Women's Discus F64 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Ekta Bhyan is a para athlete who represents India in the women's Club and Discus throw events. She represented the country at the 2018 Asian Para Games held at Jakarta, Indonesia and won gold medal in the club throw event. She qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, following her second consecutive appearance in the World Para Athletics Championships. She has also represented India at the World Para Athletics Championships 2023, Paris, and won the Bronze medal at Club Throw. She has also competed and won medals in several IPC Grand Prix held at Berlin in 2016, Dubai in 2017, Tunisia in 2018 and Dubai in 2023. Ekta also won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou, China in the Club Throw event.
Lucyna Kornobys is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events. She represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the silver medal in the women's shot put F34 event. She also won the silver medal in the women's shot put F34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Oney Tapia is a visually impaired Italian-Cuban Paralympic athlete competing in discus throw and shot put events. He represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F11 event. He represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the discus throw and shot put events, winning two bronze medals.
Renata Śliwińska is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in F40-classification discus throw and shot put events. She won the gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In this event, she is also a two-time gold medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the World Para Athletics Championships.
Khusniddin Norbekov is an Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He is a Paralympic champion in both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympic Games. He holds three world championships titles in para-athletics and is a two-time champion of the recent Paralympic Games.
Akeem Stewart is a Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic athlete competing in F43/F44-classification discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events.
Mauricio Valencia is a Colombian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He represented Colombia at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F34 event and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Alessandro Rodrigo da Silva is a visually impaired Brazilian Paralympic athlete.
Hamed Amiri is an Iranian Paralympic athlete. He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F55 event.
Alireza Ghaleh Nasseri is an Iranian Paralympic athlete. He represented Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F56 event.
Javid Ehsani Shakib is an Iranian Paralympic athlete competing in discus throw and shot put events. He represented Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F57 event.
K. Y. Venkatesh is an Indian para-athlete and shot putter from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. He won his first gold for India in the shot put in 1999 in Australia. In 1994, he represented India at the 1st International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany. He was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri in 2021.
Tom Habscheid is a Paralympic athlete from Luxembourg. He is a two-time silver medalist at the World Para Athletics Championships and a six-time medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships.
Palitha Bandara Halgahawela Gedara, also known as Palitha Bandara or Palitha Halgahawela, is a Sri Lankan para athlete who has specialized in discus throw and shot put. He is currently attached with Sri Lankan Army as an army corporal.
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