Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T12, F12
Further personal information
Languages
Persian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up athletics at age 12.
Why this sport?
He first trained in taekwondo for a few months, but did not enjoy the sport and decided to quit. His friend then suggested that he try athletics. "For about a year, I only went to athletics to lose weight, but little by little, I started to participate in provincial competitions. In fact, I did not know from the beginning that I had such an ability, but with success in provincial competitions, I started to realise that I had a talent for it."
Name of coach
Bahman Rezaei [national]
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning his first national medal in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (saten.ir, 08 Sep 2016)
Most influential person in career
His mother, his brother Mohsen, and his first coach Khosrow Rahimizadeh. (saten.ir, 08 Sep 2016)
Injuries
He won a gold and a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, despite sustaining a back injury several weeks before that had limited his training in the lead-up to the competition. (saten.ir, 08 Sep 2016)
Famous relatives
His older brother Mohsen served as his coach at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (saten.ir, 08 Sep 2016; NPC, 01 Aug 2016)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal and set a world record at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tasnimnews.com, 08 Aug 2017; k-b.ir, 07 Dec 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Shot Put F12 | Final 1 | 2015-10-22 | 2 | |
Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final 1 | 2015-10-31 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Shot Put F12 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Shot Put F12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-22 | 1 | |
Men's Discus Throw F12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-23 | 2 |