Hamed Amiri
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Born | 6 June 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injuries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Hamed Amiri (born 6 June 1982)[1] is an Iranian Paralympic athlete.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F55 event.[2]
He won two medals at the 2017 World Championships held in London, United Kingdom: the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F54 event[3] and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F55 event. At the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won one medal: the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F54 event.[4] As a result, he qualified to represent Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Shot put | 11.40 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | Javelin throw | 27.81 m |
3rd | Shot put | 11.17 m | |||
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | Javelin throw | 29.77 m |
2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Javelin throw | 31.35 m |
References[]
- ^ "Hamed Amiri". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Hamed Amiri". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 July 2017). "China finish top of medals table as World Para Athletics Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Men's javelin throw F54". paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1982 births
- Iranian male discus throwers
- Iranian male javelin throwers
- Iranian male shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Iran
- Paralympic silver medalists for Iran
- Paralympic athletes of Iran
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Iranian powerlifters
- Asian Paralympic medalist stubs
- Iranian sportspeople stubs
- Iranian athletics biography stubs