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| Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1990 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | shot put javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zafar Zaker (born 6 February 1990) is an Iranian para-athlete competing in throwing events: shot put and javelin throw. He represented Iran at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Zaker represented Iran at the 2022 Asian Para Games and won silver medals in the shot put and javelin throw F32 events. [2]
He represented Iran at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the shot put F55 event. [3]
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