QARADA Omar Sami Hamadeh

Date of Birth: 1 Mar 1981

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: AMMAN

Birth Country:

Jordan

Place of residence : AMMAN

Residence Country:

Jordan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

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

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's -49 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	-49 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	177
2	-48 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN	162.5
World Championships
1	-48 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	172.5
2	-49 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	172.0
2	-49 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	178.0
NoM	-48 kg	2006	Busan, KOR	NoM

Breeding birds. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

El Wafaa Club [Amman, JOR]

Issa Hilal [national]

Sporting relatives:

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)

2005 for Jordan, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt ('Amman to London' TV programme, 09 Jan 2012)

He took up the sport in 2003 in Amman, Jordan. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

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)

Winning silver medals at the Paralympic Games in 2008 and 2016. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

His father, his family, Prince Mired Bin Ra'ad Bin Zeid of Jordan. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

His mother. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Fair play." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born without both legs. (addustour.com, 23 Jul 2018)

General
LONDON 2012 INCIDENT
He and two powerlifting teammates from Jordan's 2012 Paralympic Games delegation were sent home without competing in London, after being charged by police with sexual assault while at a training camp in Northern Ireland shortly before the Games. He pleaded guilty to the charges and received a 12-month sentence, suspended for two years. The charges against his two teammates were withdrawn in June 2013. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk, 04 Mar 2014; insidethegames.biz, 03 Jun 2013; bbc.co.uk, 16 Oct 2012; cnn.com, 28 Aug 2012)

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Legend

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

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