David Blair (discus thrower) explained

David Blair
Birth Date:25 September 1975
Country:United States
Sport:Para-athletics
Disability:Clubfoot
Disability Class: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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Discus Throw F44. 2016 Summer Paralympics Results. live. February 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161002173256/https://assetrio2016.azureedge.net/_odf-documents/a/t/ATMD44101_Results_2016_09_16_fc95376c_bb19_46cc_848e_840ddc6caba4.pdf . October 2, 2016 .
  2. Web site: David Blair. paralympic.org. live. February 11, 2020. International Paralympic Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726123552/https://www.paralympic.org/david-blair . July 26, 2020 .
  3. News: Etchells. Daniel. Cockroft completes Paralympic golden hat-trick with women's 800m T34 triumph at Rio 2016. September 16, 2016. InsideTheGames.biz. February 11, 2020.

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