Wildan Nukhailawi

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Wildan Nukhailawi
Personal information
Born (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986 (age 38)
Baghdad, Iraq
Height141 cm (56 in)
Sport
CountryIraq
SportAthletics
Disability class F41
Event(s) Javelin throw, Discus throw, Shot put
ClubEl Wesam Club
Coached byRaeed Abduallah Eskandar
Medal record
Track and field
Representing Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F41
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Javelin throw F40
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw F41
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Javelin throw F41
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Christchurch Javelin throw F40
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris Javelin throw F41
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon Shot put F41
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Discus throw F41

Wildan Nezar Al-Nukhailawi (born 10 August 1986) is a Paralympian athlete from Iraq competing in the F41 classification throwing events. [1] He won a bronze medal in the javelin at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and followed this four years later with a silver in the same event at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Athletics career

Nukhailawi represented Iraq at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, entering the shot put, discus and javelin throw. His best result was in the javelin, in which he finished third. [2] Nukhailawi also competed for Iraq at three IPC Athletics World Championships, winning a silver medal in the javelin in 2011 in Christchurch. After the 2012 Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee reclassified the F40 category, creating two new classifications. Nukhailawi was placed in the F41 classification from which he competed from 2013. It was in this category that he won the shot put gold medal at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon. [2]

Notes

  1. "Nukhailawi, Wildan". IPC . Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Nukhailawi". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

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