Kovan Abdulraheem

Iraqi Paralympic athlete (born 1988)

Discus throw
Javelin throw
Shot put

Medal record

Paralympic Games

	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Javelin throw F41
World Championships
	2011 Christchurch	Javelin throw F40
	2015 Doha	Javelin throw F41
	2019 Dubai	Javelin throw F41
Asian Para Games
	2010 Guangzhou	Shot put F40
	2014 Incheon	Shot put F41
	2014 Incheon	Discus throw F41
	2018 Jakarta	Shot put F41

Kovan Abdulraheem (born 1 March 1988 in Duhok)^[1] is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete of short stature and he competes in F41-classification throwing events.^[2] He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Career

He represented Iraq at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[2] In 2016, he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event with a distance of 42.85m.^[3] In 2019, he qualified to represent Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[4]

At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event.^[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Iraq
2011	World Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	1st	Javelin throw	36.32 m
2015	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Javelin throw	40.93 m
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	42.85 m
2019	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	Javelin throw	42.24 m

References

^ "Athletics: ABDULRAHEEM Kovan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Kovan Abdulraheem". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^ "Ferreira dos Santos smashes record in 100m T47 final". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
^ "Dubai 2019 Results - Event Overview - Men's javelin throw F41". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
^ "Event Overview - Men's Javelin Throw F41 - Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

External links

Kovan Abdulraheem at the International Paralympic Committee
Kovan Abdulraheem at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
Kovan Abdulraheem at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website Archived 2021-09-12 at the Wayback Machine