ISSA Asma

Jordan

Powerlifting

Date of Birth: 25 Sep 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PWL

Birth Country:

Iraq

Place of residence : AMMAN

Residence Country:

Jordan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Women's -79 kg	4

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's -79 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	-79 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	113.0
NoM	-73 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	NoM

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Husband Omar Qarada

Languages spoken:

Arabic

Club name:

The National Club [Jordan]

Coach:

Issa Hilal [national], JOR; Adel Wishah, JOR

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Omar Qarada won gold in powerlifting for Jordan at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. He had won silver at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympic Games, and also won gold at the 2010 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Aug 2021; Athlete, 11 Jul 2019; Omar Qaradeh Facebook profile, 20 Jul 2021)

Debut:

2011 for Jordan (Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)

Start:

She took up the sport in 2011 in Jordan. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021)

Reason:

She took up the sport because it suited her physical abilities. "I love challenging myself. It provides me with strength and determination." (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021, 11 Jul 2019, 03 Dec 2017)

Hero:

Jordanian powerlifter [and her husband] Omar Qarada. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021, 11 Jul 2019)

Influence:

Her family, especially her father, and Prince Mired bin Ra'ad bin Zeid of Jordan. (Athlete, 25 Aug 2021, 11 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

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

General Interest

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

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003643341422

Legend

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

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