Kovan Abdulraheem
Appearance
Sport | |
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Country | Iraq |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability | Short stature |
Disability class | F41 |
Events | |
Kovan Abdulraheem is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete of short stature and he competes in F41 throwing events.[1]
Career
He represented Iraq at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] In 2016, he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event with a distance of 42.85m.[2] In 2019 he qualified to represent Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]
At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event.[4]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2015 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Javelin throw | 40.93 m |
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Javelin throw | 42.85 m |
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Javelin throw | 42.24 m |
References
- ^ a b "Kovan Abdulraheem". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ferreira dos Santos smashes record in 100m T47 final". paralympic.org. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Men's javelin throw F41". paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Results - Men's Javelin throw F41 Final". IPC. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
External links
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- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic athletes of Iraq
- Paralympic gold medalists for Iraq
- Competitors in athletics with dwarfism
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic medalist stubs