Abdullah Sultan Alaryani

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Abdullah Sultan Alaryani
Personal information
Born (1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 51)
Sport
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
SportParalympic shooting
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classSH1
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air rifle standing SH1
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Abdullah Sultan Alaryani (born 12 August 1970)[1] is a sport shooter from the United Arab Emirates.[2] He competed at the Summer Paralympics in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021 and in total, he won two gold medals and three silver medals.

Career[]

In 2012, he won the gold medal in the mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom.[2] He also represented the United Arab Emirates at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won three silver medals in total.[2][3]

In 2021, he represented the United Arab Emirates at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He won the gold medal in the R7 Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 event.[4][5][6]

Personal life[]

He became paralysed below the waist after a car crash in 2001.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Abdullah Sultan Alaryani Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Abdulla Sultan Alaryani". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016 Paralympics: UAE shooter Abdullah Sultan Al Aryani wins his third silver medal of Games". The National. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Shooting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ Houston, Michael (3 September 2021). "Alaryani wins UAE's first Tokyo 2020 Paralympics gold with 50m rifle win". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Abdulla Sultan Alaryani defies the pressure to take first Tokyo 2020 gold for UAE". Paralympic.org. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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