Eisspeedway

David Blair (discus thrower)

David Blair
Personal information
Born (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975 (age 49)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityClubfoot
Disability classF44
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F44
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Discus throw F64
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Discus throw F64
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Discus throw F64
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Discus throw F44
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Discus throw F44
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F64
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Shot put F44

David Blair (born September 25, 1975)[1] is an American Paralympic athlete.[2]

Career

He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won a gold medal in the men's discus throw F44 event.[2][3] At this event, he also set a new world record of 64.11 m.[2]

He finished in fourth place in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Discus Throw F44" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics Results. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "David Blair". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (September 16, 2016). "Cockroft completes Paralympic golden hat-trick with women's 800m T34 triumph at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved February 11, 2020.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Blair_(discus_thrower)