QARADA Omar Sami Hamadeh

1 Mar 1981
40
Male
PWL
AMMAN
 
Jordan
AMMAN
 
Jordan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
PWL Powerlifting Men's -49 kg 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo International Forum
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
2-49 kg2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA177
2-48 kg2008Beijing, CHN162.5
World Championships
1-48 kg2010Kuala Lumpur, MAS172.5
2-49 kg2019Nur-Sultan, KAZ172.0
2-49 kg2017Mexico City, MEX178.0
NoM-48 kg2006Busan, KORNoM
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Breeding birds. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)
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Athlete
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Wife Asma Issa
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Arabic
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El Wafaa Club [Amman, JOR]
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Issa Hilal [national]
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His wife Asma Issa has also represented Jordan in Para powerlifting and competed at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 May 2021)
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2005 for Jordan, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt ('Amman to London' TV programme, 09 Jan 2012)
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He took up the sport in 2003 in Amman, Jordan. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)
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His family told him to go to the local sports and cultural club for a change of atmosphere and to meet new people. He had no intention of taking up a sport, but when he visited the club the powerlifting coach took one look at him and knew he had potential. Qarada asked about the training programmes, and decided that he would try powerlifting. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; Roya TV YouTube channel, 05 Oct 2016; 'Amman to London' TV programme, 09 Jan 2012)
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Winning silver medals at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2016. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)
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His father, his family, Prince Mired Bin Ra'ad Bin Zeid of Jordan. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)
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His mother. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)
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"Fair play." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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