Faris Abed

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]

Faris Abed
Personal information
Full nameFaris Saadoon Abed Al-Ageeli
Sport
CountryIraq
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo +107 kg
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta+107 kg

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. "Faris Abed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (30 August 2021). "Powerlifter Pourmirzaei unveils image of late Rahman in emotional medal ceremony". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  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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