Nada Kawar

Nada Kawar

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing   Jordan
Asian Championships
	2000 Jakarta	Shot put

Nada Mufid Kawar (born 23 November 1975) is a retired Jordanian athlete who specialised in the shot put. ^[1] She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships, however, without qualifying for the final rounds. She holds multiple national records.

Kawar was an All-American thrower for the UCLA Bruins track and field team, finishing 3rd in the shot put at the 1996 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and 1998 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Jordan
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	24th (q)	Shot put	15.28 m
1997	Pan Arab Games	Beirut, Lebanon	1st	Discus throw	51.18 m
			2nd	Shot put	15.66 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	24th (q)	Shot put	15.76 m
1999	Pan Arab Games	Amman, Jordan	1st	Shot put	17.33 m
			1st	Discus throw	57.52 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	25th (q)	Shot put	16.30 m
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	Shot put	17.46 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	25th (q)	Shot put	15.67 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 17.83 (Los Angeles 2000) NR
• Discus throw – 60.11 (La Jolla 1998) NR
• Hammer throw – 44.66 (Westwood 1998) NR

Indoor

• Shot put – 17.74 (Colorado Springs 1999) NR

References

1. Nada Kawar at World Athletics
2. "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
3. "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.

External links

• Nada Kawar at World Athletics
• Nada Kawar at Olympics.com
• Nada Kawar at Olympedia