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 | |
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IPC code | JOR |
NPC | Jordan Paralympic Committee |
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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 |
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Silver | Maha Bargouthi | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York City | Athletics | Women's shot put 1A |
Bronze | Aida Sheshani | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York City | Athletics | Women's 100m 1B |
Bronze | Aida Sheshani | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York City | Athletics | Women's 200m 1B |
Silver | Imad Gharbawi | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Men's discus F52 |
Gold | Maha Al-Bargouti | 2000 Sydney | Table tennis | Women's singles 1-2 |
Silver | Jamil Elshebli | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's shot put F57 |
Bronze | Khetam Abuawad Maha Al Bargouti Fatemah Al-Azzam | 2004 Athens | Table tennis | Women's teams 4-5 |
Silver | Jamil Elshebli | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Men's shot put F57/58 |
Silver | Omar Qarada | 2008 Beijing | Powerlifting | Men's -48 kg |
Bronze | Mu'taz Aljuneidi | 2008 Beijing | Powerlifting | Men's -75 kg |
Bronze | Khetam Abuawad Fatmeh Al-Azzam | 2008 Beijing | Table tennis | Women's teams 4-5 |
Silver | Omar Qarada | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Powerlifting | Men's -49 kg |
Silver | Tharwat Alhajjaj | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Powerlifting | Women's -86 kg |
Bronze | Jamil Elshebli | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Powerlifting | Men's +107 kg |
References
- "Competing in sports gave me a life: Jordan's first Paralympics gold medalist". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-08-31.