Faris Abed Explained
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]
He won the bronze medal in the men's +107 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] [3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Faris Abed. paralympic.org. 17 January 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
- News: Berkeley. Geoff. 30 August 2021. Powerlifter Pourmirzaei unveils image of late Rahman in emotional medal ceremony. InsideTheGames.biz. 2 December 2021.
- Web site: Powerlifting Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830130058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf. 30 August 2021. 2 September 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.