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Mahdi Olad
Iranian Paralympic athlete (born 1986)
Mahdi Olad (born 1 April 1986) is an Iranian Paralympic athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-04-01) 1 April 1986 (age 38) Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | shot put discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bahman Rezaei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olad made his international debut for Iran at the 2018 Asian Para Games and won gold medals in the shot put and discus throw F11 events.[2]
He represented Iran at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the shot put F11 event with a new Asian record of 14.44 meters. He also won a bronze medal in the discus throw F11 event.[3]
He represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the shot put F11 event and a silver medal in the discus throw F11 event.[4]
He represented Iran at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the shot put F11 event and a silver medal in the discus throw F11 event.[5]
- "Mahdi Olad". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Iranian Thrower Mahdi Olad Claims Second Gold at Asian Para Games". tasnimnews.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- "Shot putter Olad takes gold at World Para Atheltics C'ships". Tehran Times. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- "Mahdi Olad". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Olad takes Iran's second gold at Paris 23 Worlds". Tehran Times. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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