Omar Qarada

Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter

Omar Qarada

Personal information

Native name| عمر قرادة
Full name| Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada
Born|  (1981-03-01) 1 March 1981 (age 44)
Sport
Country| Jordan
Sport| Paralympic powerlifting

Medal record

Paralympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | 49 kg
| 2024 Paris | 49 kg
| 2008 Beijing | 48 kg
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 49 kg
World Championships
| 2010 Kuala Lumpur | 48 kg
| 2021 Tbilisi | 49 kg
| 2017 Mexico City | 49 kg
| 2019 Nur-Sultan | 49 kg
Asian Para Games
| 2010 Guangzhou | 48 kg
| 2022 Hangzhou | 49 kg

Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada (Arabic: عمر قرادة; born 1 March 1981) is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He is a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at both the Summer Paralympics and the World Para Powerlifting Championships. He is the first powerlifter representing Jordan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.[1]

## Career

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At the 2010 Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China, he won the gold medal in his event.

Qarada represented Jordan at the 2008, 2016, 2020 and the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] He won a medal on all four of those occasions: in 2008, he won the silver medal in the men's 48 kg and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's 49 kg event, as well as gold in the men's 49 kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][4] Both Qarada and Lê Văn Công of Vietnam lifted 173 kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Qarada won the gold medal as a result of his lighter body weight.[5][6] Qarada won the gold medal in the men's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.[7][8]

Qarada is also a two-time gold medalist in his event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships; he won the gold medal both in 2010 and in 2021.[9] In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.[10] At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he also won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event.[11]

## Results

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Year  | Venue  | Weight  | Attempts (kg)  | Total  | Rank

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Summer Paralympics
2008 | Beijing, China | 48 kg | 157.5 | ~~162.5~~ | 162.5 | ~~169.5~~ | 162.5 |
2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 49 kg | 170 | 177 | ~~181~~ | – | 177 |
2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 49 kg | 170 | ~~172~~ | 173 | – | 173 |
2024 | Paris, France | 49 kg | 175 | 177 | 181 | ~~185~~ | 181 |

## References

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1. ^ "Jordan history-maker Omar Qarada's twin passions - powerlifting and his wife". Paralympic.org. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
2. ^ a b "Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
3. ^ "From Tokyo to Tbilisi: Omar Qarada". Paralympic.org. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
4. ^ "World record debut for Guo Lingling on day of first-time champions". Paralympic.org. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
5. ^ "Jordan's Omar Qarada wins first powerlifting gold at Tokyo Paralympics". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
6. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
7. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
8. ^ "A world-record lift as Lingling powers up to 123kg". InsideTheGames.biz. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
9. ^ "Tbilisi 2021: World record falls in historic start". Paralympic.org. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
10. ^ "2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships - Men's up to 49kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
11. ^ "2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships - Men's up to 49kg Results" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

## External links

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* Omar Qarada at Paralympic.org