| Sport | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bahrain |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability | Born without legs and three fingers are missing on each hand |
| Disability class | F53 |
| Events | |
Fatema Nedham is a Paralympic athlete from Bahrain.[1] She is the first female Paralympic athlete to win a medal at the Summer Paralympics for Bahrain.[1] She represented the country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the gold medal in the women's shot put F53 event with a throw of 4.76 metres.[1][2] She was also the flag bearer for her country during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
She also represented Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the women's discus throw F32–34/51–53 event without winning a medal. She also competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the women's discus throw F51/52/53 and women's javelin throw F33/34/52/53 events, also without winning a medal.
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom, she won the gold medal in the women's shot put F53.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Fatema Nedham". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Bahrain's Fatema Nedham clinches gold in shot put". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (22 July 2017). "Brazil's Ferreira dos Santos breaks another world record at World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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