Jordan at the Paralympics

Jordan first participated at the Paralympic Games in 1984, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Paralympic Games since then, with the exception of the 1992 Summer Paralympics. The nation has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.

Jordan at the
Paralympics
IPC codeJOR
NPCJordan Paralympic Committee
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
7
Bronze
6
Total
14
Summer appearances

Jordan has won eight Paralympic medals. The first medals were won in 1984 where two women who two silvers and one bronze in athletics. Imad Gharbawi won a silver medal for the men's discus F52 in the 1996 Summer Paralympics. In Sydney, the country took its first gold medal when Maha Bargouthi won the women's singles table tennis competition. Two more medals were won at the 2004 Paralympics, a silver in shot put by Jamil Elshebli and a bronze in table tennis by the three-member women's team (Maha Bargouthi, Khetam Abuawad and Fatmeh Al-Azzam).[1] In the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, Jordanian Paralympians won four more medals: in athletics, Jamil Elshebli earned a silver medal, powerlifter Omar Qarada and Mu'taz Aljuneidi gained one silver and one bronze and Maha Bargouthi, Khetam Abuawad, and Fatmeh Al-Azzam won a bronze medal in their three-member game. Jordan won three medals in powerlifting: two silvers and one bronze.

Medallists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverMaha Bargouthi1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York CityAthleticsWomen's shot put 1A
 BronzeAida Sheshani1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York CityAthleticsWomen's 100m 1B
 BronzeAida Sheshani1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York CityAthleticsWomen's 200m 1B
 SilverImad Gharbawi1996 AtlantaAthleticsMen's discus F52
 GoldMaha Al-Bargouti2000 SydneyTable tennisWomen's singles 1-2
 SilverJamil Elshebli2004 AthensAthleticsMen's shot put F57
 BronzeKhetam Abuawad
Maha Al Bargouti
Fatemah Al-Azzam
2004 AthensTable tennisWomen's teams 4-5
 SilverJamil Elshebli2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's shot put F57/58
 SilverOmar Qarada2008 BeijingPowerliftingMen's -48 kg
 BronzeMu'taz Aljuneidi2008 BeijingPowerliftingMen's -75 kg
 BronzeKhetam Abuawad
Fatmeh Al-Azzam
2008 BeijingTable tennisWomen's teams 4-5
 SilverOmar Qarada2016 Rio de JaneiroPowerliftingMen's -49 kg
 SilverTharwat Alhajjaj2016 Rio de JaneiroPowerliftingWomen's -86 kg
 BronzeJamil Elshebli2016 Rio de JaneiroPowerliftingMen's +107 kg

References


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