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Pakistan at the Paralympics

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Pakistan at the
Paralympics
IPC codePAK
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Pakistan
Medals
Ranked 104th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer appearances

The National Olympic Committee of Pakistan was created in 1948. Pakistan first participated at the Paralympic Games in 1992, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Paralympic Games since then. Pakistan has won four medals, one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the Paralympic Games. All four medals have come courtesy of Haider Ali in the Men's Long Jump and Discus Throw events.[1] Pakistan has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.

History

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Pakistan won its first Paralympics medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics when Haider Ali clinched a Silver medal in the F-37/38 Category of the men’s long jump, his last jump of 6.44 meters was a joint world record with the Tunisian athlete Farhat Chida, however, Farhat had six valid jumps, while Haider had four, so he had to settle for the Silver medal. He also came 4th in the Men's discus throw F37–38 event.

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics Haider Ali won a Bronze medal in the Men's Long Jump - T37 event.[2] He was also the flag bearer for Pakistan during the opening ceremony of the Rio Paralympics.[3] But his best moment came during the 2020 Summer Paralympics when he won a Gold medal in the Men's Discus Throw - F37 event.[4][5] Haider Ali added another bronze medal to his collection with his season-best throw in the Men's discus throw F37 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Medal tables

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Medals by Games

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Games Athletes Athletes by sport Medals Total Rank
Athletics Cycling Powerlifting Swimming
1960–1988 did not participate
Spain 1992 Barcelona 2 1 - - 1 - - - -
United States 1996 Atlanta 1 - 1 - - - - - -
Australia 2000 Sydney 1 1 - - - - - - -
Greece 2004 Athens 9 9 - - - - - - -
China 2008 Beijing 3 2 - 1 - - 1 - 1 63
United Kingdom 2012 London 2 2 - - - - - - -
Brazil 2016 Rio 1 1 - - - - - 1 1 76
Japan 2020 Tokyo 2 2 - - - 1 - - 1 59
France 2024 Paris 1 1 - - - - - 1 1 79
United States 2028 Los Angeles Future Event
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 1 1 2 4 104

Medals by sports

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Medals by sport
Sport Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze Total Rank
 Athletics 1 1 2 4 TBD
Total 1 1 2 4 86

List of Medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
Silver Silver Haider Ali 2008 Beijing  Athletics Men's Long Jump - F37/38
Bronze Bronze 2016 Rio  Athletics Men's Long Jump - T37
Gold Gold 2020 Tokyo  Athletics Men's Discus Throw - F37
Bronze Bronze 2024 Paris  Athletics Men's Discus Throw - F37

Milestones

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Firsts

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Multiple Medalists

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Athlete Sport Games Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze Total
Haider Ali  Athletics 2008–2024 1 1 2 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Haider Ali, the Pakistani gold medalist who bunked classes for long-jump training". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's Long Jump - T37 Final" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Haider Ali bags first-ever Paralympics gold for Pakistan". TheExpressTribune. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ Report, Web. "Tokyo Paralympics: Haider Ali makes history by winning Pakistan's first-ever gold". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ^ "Men's discus throw – F37 – Final results" (PDF). Paralympics. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.