Mohammad Khalvandi
 Khalvandi at the 2016 Paralympics Men's F57/58 javelin throw. | |
| Personal information | |
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| Native name | محمد خالوندی |
| Born | 11 January 1990 Kermanshah, Iran |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Disability class | F57 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals |
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Medal record | |
Mohammad Khalvandi (Persian: محمد خالوندی; born 11 January 1990) is an Iranian-born Turkish Paralympian athlete who competes in the disability class F58 of javelin throw event. He is Paralympics, world and European champion, and world and European record holder.
Spor career
[edit]In Iran
[edit]At the 2012 Paralympics, Khalvandi set a World Record for the F58 class with a throw of 50.98 m as he won gold in the combined F57/58 category.[1] Khalvandi also won the combined F57/58 javelin 2013 World title.[2]
In Turkey
[edit]Khalvandi is supported by the Mersin Provincial Administration of Youth and Sports, where he is coached by Zübeyde Yıldız.[3]
Competing for Turkey, he captured the gold medal in the javelin throw F57 event at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. With his throw of 45.72 m, improved the European record of 38.55 m by Marcelin Walico from France.[4]
He claimed the gold medal with his throw of 49.98 m at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France. He so received a quota to represent Turkey at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[5]
At the international-level Para Athletics Olympic Trial Competition, organized by the Turkish Athletic Federation and held in Mersin, he set a new world record on 20 February 2024 in the javelin throw F57 event with 51.60 m replacing the former world record of 51.42 m by Hamed Heidari from Azerbaijan.[6]
Khalvandi took the silver medal in the javelin throw F57 event with 49.80 m at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan.[7]
He won the silver medal in the javelin throw F57 event with 49.97 m at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Mohammed Khalvandi was born in Kermanshah, Iran on 11 January 1990.[9]
Upon a request for cooperation from a Turkish club in 2017, he decided end 2019 to emigrate and compete for Turkey.[9]
After his immigration to Turkey, he settled down in Mersin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics events come to a close".
- ^ "Day 1 morning review from Lyon 2013".
- ^ a b "Mersin'li sporcu madalya ile dönüyor". Haberci (in Turkish). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Muhammet Khalvandi altın, Muhsin Kaedi bronz madalya kazandı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Muhammet Khalvandi'den olimpiyat kotası". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Avcı, Serkan (20 February 2024). "Milli para atlet Muhammed Khalvandi, Mersin'de dünya rekoru kırdı". Çankırı Yenigün (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Muhammet Khalvandi, dünya ikincisi oldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Tiryaki, Rtkan (31 August 2024). "Para atletizmde milli sporcu Muhammet Khalvandi gümüş madalya aldı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "KHALVANDI Muhammet". Paris 2024 Paralympics. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2024. (alternate link)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kermanshah
- Iranian male javelin throwers
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen
- Paralympic athletes for Iran
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Iran
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World record holders in para-athletics
- Iranian emigrants to Turkey
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Turkish people of Iranian descent
- Sportspeople from Mersin
- Turkish male javelin throwers
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen
- Paralympic athletes for Turkey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Turkey