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Faris Abed

Faris Abed

Iraqi Paralympic powerlifter

Faris Saadoon Abed Al-Ageeli is an Iraqi Paralympic powerlifter.[1] He represented Iraq at the 2004 Summer Paralympics held in Athens, Greece and he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event.[1]

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He won the bronze medal in the men's +107 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Faris Abed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    Berkeley, Geoff (30 August 2021). "Powerlifter Pourmirzaei unveils image of late Rahman in emotional medal ceremony". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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