Husam Azzam

Husam Azzam is a Palestinian track and field athlete. He was, according to the International Paralympic Committee, "the first Palestinian athlete to compete in Paralympic Games"[2] when he represented Palestine at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. Azzam won a bronze medal in Sydney in the shot put, with a throw of 6.94 metres. It was the first Paralympic medal for Palestine.

Husam Azzam
Personal information
Born (1975-12-07) 7 December 1975[1]
Palestine
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Palestine
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games – 1 1
Total 0 1 1
Summer Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney

He represented Palestine again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and won silver in the shot put event.[2]

Competing for the third time at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, he was Palestine's flagbearer during the Games' Opening Ceremony.[3]

References
  1. "Athletics AZZAM Husam F A". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. "ATHENS 2004 News", International Paralympic Committee, September 24, 2004
  3. Official list of flagbearers Archived 2008-09-09 at the Wayback Machine on the website of the International Paralympic Committee


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