Garrah Tnaiash
- Shot put
Men's para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Representing Iraq | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020 Tokyo | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2024 Paris | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 Doha | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2017 London | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2019 Dubai | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2023 Paris | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2024 Kobe | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Para Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 Jakarta | Shot put F40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022 Hangzhou | Shot put F40 |
Garrah Nassar Tnaiash (born 1 January 1991) is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete of short stature.[1] He represented Iraq at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F40.[1] In 2021, he won the silver medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F40 event. Two years later, he also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2017 World Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[2]
At the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, he set a new world record of 10.88m in the shot put F40 event.
At the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the silver medal in the shot put F40 event. At this event Denis Gnezdilov of Russia threw a distance of 10.88m, the same as Tnaiash's world record.[3]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Iraq | |||||
2015 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Shot put | 10.66 m |
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Shot put | 10.76 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Shot put | 10.49 m |
2018 | Asian Para Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Shot put | 10.88 m |
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Shot put | 10.77 m |
2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Shot put | 11.15 m |
References
- ^ a b "Garrah Tnaiash". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (20 July 2017). "Hermitage breaks world record as hosts Britain continue success at London 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Para Athletics Championships | Day 8". Olympic Channel. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links
- Garrah Tnaiash at the International Paralympic Committee