Jordan competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Jordanian athletes competed in three sports: athletics, powerlifting and table tennis. Among the competitors was Maha Barghouti, a table tennis player who won Jordan's first Paralympic gold medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. The team left for Beijing on September 29.[1]
| Jordan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | JOR |
| NPC | Jordan Paralympic Committee |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 12 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 55th |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Jamil Elshebli | Athletics | Men's Shot Put - F57/58 |
| Silver |
Omar Qarada | Powerlifting | Men's -48 kg |
 Bronze |
Khetam Abuawad Fatmeh Al-Azzam |
Table Tennis | Women's Team - Classes 4/5 |
| Bronze |
Mu'taz Aljuneidi | Powerlifting | Men's -75 kg |
Sports
editAthletics
editMen's field
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Amer Alabbadi | F57-58 | Shot put | 13.29 | 888 | 11 |
| Jamil Elshebli | F57-58 | Shot put | 14.28 | 1064 |
|
| Omar Hamadin | F55-56 | Discus throw | 32.59 | 846 | 9 |
| Mohammad Yaseen | F33-34/52 | Discus throw | 17.05 | 913 | 7 |
Women's field
edit| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Tharwh Al Hajaj | F57-58 | Discus throw | 23.05 | 733 | 13 |
Powerlifting
editMen
edit| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mu'taz Aljuneidi | 75kg | 210.0 |
|
| Faisal Hammash | 56kg | 160.0 | 9 |
| Omar Qarada | 48kg | 162.5 |
|
Women
edit| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatama Allawi | 52kg | 80.0 | 7 |
Table tennis
edit| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Khetam Abuawad | Women's singles C5 |  Bessho (JPN)W 3-2 |
 Nardelli (ITA)W 3-1 |
 Nir Kistler (USA)W 3-0 |
1 Q | — |  Ren G (CHN)L 0-3 |
 Zimmerer (GER)L 0-3 |
4 | |
| Fatmeh Al-Azzam | Women's singles C4 |  Perić (SRB)L 2-3 |
 Dolinar (SLO)W 3-0 |
 Rozmiej (POL)W 3-1 |
2 | did not advance | ||||
| Maha Al-Bargouti | Women's singles C1-2 |  Lafaye (FRA)L 1–3 |
 Khazaei (IRI)L 2–3 |
— | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Khetam Abuawad Fatmeh Al-Azzam Maha Al-Bargouti |
Women's team C4-5 | — |  South Africa (RSA)W 3-0 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)W 3-2 |
China (CHN) L 1-3 |
Serbia (SRB) W 3-1 |
| |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Competing in sports gave me a life: Jordan's first Paralympics gold medalist". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-08-31. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
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