SALEHIZADEH Maryam

Date of Birth: 21 Sep 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Sport Class: B2

Place of birth: TEHRAN

Birth Country:

Islamic Republic of Iran

Place of residence : VANCOUVER, BC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Goalball	Women CAN Canada	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Women's Preliminary - Group C #02 RPC RPC 5 CAN Canada 1	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Women's Preliminary - Group C #14 CAN Canada 6 ISR Israel 2	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Women's Preliminary - Group C #22 CAN Canada 3 AUS Australia 4	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Women's Preliminary - Group C #38 CHN China 4 CAN Canada 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Music, reading books, studying. (paralympic.ca, 01 Dec 2019)

Occupation:

Physical Education, Sports Management - Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IRI

Languages spoken:

British Columbia [Canada]

Trent Farebrother [national], CAN

Position style:

Right wing (paralympic.ca, 01 Dec 2019)

She began playing goalball at age 14 at high school in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. (paralympic.ca, 29 Jun 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.ca, 29 Jun 2021)

While representing the Islamic Republic of Iran, she was named Best Offensive Player at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Para Games. (paralympic.ca, 29 Jun 2021)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (IBSA, 07 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (paralympic.ca, 01 Dec 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (paralympic.ca, 01 Dec 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with retinitis pigmentosa and has 5% vision. (paralympic.ca, 29 Jun 2021; paralympic.ca, 01 Dec 2019)

General
REPRESENTING CANADA
She was born in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, and initially represented the country in goalball. In 2016 she moved to Canada and claimed refugee status, and received permanent residence in 2018. She made her debut for the Canadian goalball team at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (paralympic.ca, 29 Jun 2021)

FURTHER STUDIES
She has studied English at Vancouver Community College in British Columbia, Canada and aspires to become an English as a second language [ESL] teacher or a settlement worker. (paralympic.ca, 29 Jun 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/maryam.salehizadeh.731

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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