Medal record | ||
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Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing Finland | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | Javelin Throw - F53 | |
2004 Athens | Javelin Throw - F54 | |
2000 Sydney | Javelin Throw - F54 |
Rauno Saunavaara is a paralympic athlete from Finland competing mainly in category F54 javelin events.
Rauno has competed in the javelin at the Paralympics three occasions winning a medal on each occasion. His first performance came in 1996 Summer Paralympics where he won a silver medal in the F53 class, he also competed in the shot put but failed to medal in this. In 2000 he won a bronze in the F54 then improved on this in 2004 winning his second silver medal. [1]
Devendra Jhajharia is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F46 events. He is the first Indian Paralympics player to win two gold medals at the Paralympics. He won his first gold in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, becoming the second gold medalist at the Paralympics for his country. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second gold medal in the same event, bettering his previous record. Devendra is currently being supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He becomes India's most decorated Paralympic player by winning his third medal, a silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo.
India made its Summer Paralympic debut at the 1968 Games, competed again in 1972, and then was absent until the 1984 Games. The country has participated in every edition of the Summer games since then. It has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.
Pieter Gruijters is a Paralympic athlete from Netherlands competing F56 seated throws and P56 pentathlon events.
Hania Aidi is a Paralympian athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F54 javelin throw events. Aidi has competed at four consecutive Summer Paralympics, winning silver medals at three of the Games. She is also a three time World Championships winner medalist and has held the F54 javelin world record on numerous occasions throughout her career.
Mauro Máximo de Jesús is a Paralympian athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.
Markku Niinimäki is a Paralympian athlete from Finland competing mainly in category F54 shot put and javelin events.
Abdolreza Jokar is a Paralympian athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F53 javelin events.
Rostislav Pohlmann is a Paralympian athlete from the Czech Republic competing mainly in category F57 throwing events.
Tanto Campbell is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F56 discus events.
Jacques Martin was a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F55 throwing events.
Jörg Frischmann is a Paralympic athlete from Germany. He is classified F43, and competes mainly in shot put and javelin events.
Luis Alberto Zepeda Félix is a Mexican Paralympic athlete who competes in category F54 throwing events.
Mineho Ozaki is a paralympic athlete from Japan competing mainly in category F11 javelin and long jump events.
Mokhtar Nourafshan is a paralympic athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.
Ha Si Lao is a paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category F44 throwing events.
Avez Azmoudeh is a paralympic athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F54 javelin events.
Flora Ugwunwa is a Nigerian Paralympic athlete competing in F54-classification events. She represented Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event. She also set a new world record of 20.25m at this event.
Akeem Stewart is a Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic athlete competing in F43/F44-classification discus throw, javelin throw and shot put events.
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.
Jerzy Dabrowski competed for Poland in the men's standing volleyball event at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal.