David Blair (discus thrower)

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David Blair
Personal information
Born (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975 (age 48)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Para-athletics
Disability Clubfoot
Disability class F44
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F44
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris Discus throw F64
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Doha Discus throw F44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 London Discus throw F44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Dubai Discus throw F64
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Doha Shot put F44

David Blair (born September 25, 1975) [1] is an American Paralympic athlete. [2]

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Career

He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won a gold medal in the men's discus throw F44 event. [2] [3] At this event, he also set a new world record of 64.11 m. [2]

He finished in fourth place in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

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References

  1. "Men's Discus Throw F44" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics Results. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "David Blair". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (September 16, 2016). "Cockroft completes Paralympic golden hat-trick with women's 800m T34 triumph at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved February 11, 2020.