Omar Qarada

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Omar Qarada
Personal information
Native nameعمر قرادة
Full nameOmar Sami Hamadeh Qarada
Born (1981-03-01) 1 March 1981 (age 43)
Sport
CountryJordan
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 49 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kuala Lumpur 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City 49 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 49 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 49 kg

Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada (Arabic: عمر قرادة; born 1 March 1981) is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He is a three-time medalist at the Summer Paralympics, including gold in 2021, and a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships. He is the first powerlifter representing Jordan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.[1]

Career[edit]

Qarada represented Jordan at the 2008, 2016, and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] He won a medal on all three of those occasions: in 2008, he won the silver medal in the men's 48 kg and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's 49 kg event, as well as gold in the men's 49 kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][4] Both Qarada and Lê Văn Công of Vietnam lifted 173 kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Qarada won the gold medal as a result of his lighter body weight.[5][6]

Qarada is also a two-time gold medalist in his event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships; he won the gold medal both in 2010 and in 2021.[7] In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.[8] At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he also won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event.[9]

At the 2010 Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China, he won the gold medal in his event.

Results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Summer Paralympics
2008 Beijing, China 48 kg 157.5 162.5 162.5 169.5 162.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 49 kg 170 177 181 – 177 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Tokyo, Japan 49 kg 170 172 173 – 173 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jordan history-maker Omar Qarada's twin passions - powerlifting and his wife". Paralympic.org. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "From Tokyo to Tbilisi: Omar Qarada". Paralympic.org. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ "World record debut for Guo Lingling on day of first-time champions". Paralympic.org. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Jordan's Omar Qarada wins first powerlifting gold at Tokyo Paralympics". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Tbilisi 2021: World record falls in historic start". Paralympic.org. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships - Men's up to 49kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  9. ^ "2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships - Men's up to 49kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

External links[edit]

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