Mohammad Reza Mirzaei

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Mohammad Reza Mirzaei
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Javelin Throw – F56
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Javelin Throw – F57
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Javelin Throw – F57
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Javelin Throw – F57/58

Mohammad Reza Mirzaei Jaberi is a retired Paralympian athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F57 javelin events.

Mohammad Reza has competed in four Paralympics and has won the javelin in all four. His first Paralympics came in Atlanta in 1996 where he won the F56 class, in 2000 and 2004 he won the F57 class then in Beijing in 2008 he won the combined F57/58 class. In 2021, a bust of Jaberi (and eight other Olympic medalists) was unveiled at the Tehran hall of fame. [1]

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References

  1. Massoud Hossein (22 June 2021). "Busts of Olympic, Paralympic medal winners unveiled". Tehran Times. Retrieved 17 July 2024.