Bahrain made its Paralympic Games début the same year as its Olympic début, at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York City, sending a delegation to compete in athletics. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.[1]
Bahraini competitors have won a total of ten Paralympic medals, all of them in athletics: two gold, three silver and five bronze. The country's first inaugural participation in the Games in 1984 yielded two bronze medals: K. Alqatam finished third in the men's javelin (category 5), and Adel Sultan finished third in the men's 100m sprint (category 5). Bahrain won its first gold medal four years later, with Khaled Al Saqer winning the men's slalom in the 1A category. His compatriot Ali Alhasan took bronze in the same event, while Adel Sultan took a silver medal in the 100m sprint (categories 5–6). In 1992, Al Saqer won the country's only medal, a bronze in the discus (THW2-3). There was no medals in 1996, but in 2000 Ayman Al Heddi and Ahmed Kamal obtained a silver and a bronze, respectively, in the discus and the shot put. Ahmed Meshaima's silver in the shot put (F37) in 2004.[2]
Three women have represented Bahrain at the Paralympics: M. Alkhinna and S. Mohamed in sprinting and slalom, Fatema Nedham was the first woman to win a gold medal for Bahrain in the shot put in 2016.[3] Bahraini women's participation in the Paralympics thus predates their participation in the Olympics, which began in 2004.[4]
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Medal tallies
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43rd |
| 1988 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37th |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50th |
| 1996 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 58th |
| 2004 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66th |
| 2008 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60th |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Adel Sultan |   1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York |
Athletics | Men's 100m 5 |
| Bronze |
K. Alqatam | 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York |
Athletics | Men's javelin throw 5 |
 Gold |
Khaled Al Saqer |  1988 Seoul |
Athletics | Men's slalom 1A |
 Silver |
Adel Sultan | 1988 Seoul |
Athletics | Men's 100m 5-6 |
| Bronze |
Ali Alhasan | 1988 Seoul |
Athletics | Men's slalom 1A |
| Bronze |
Khaled Al Saqer |  1992 Barcelona |
Athletics | Men's discus throw THW2-3 |
| Silver |
Ayman Al Heddi |  2000 Sydney |
Athletics | Men's discus throw F51 |
| Bronze |
Ahmed Kamal | 2000 Sydney |
Athletics | Men's club throw F51 |
| Silver |
Ahmed Meshaima |  2004 Athens |
Athletics | Men's shot put F37 |
| Gold |
Fatema Nedham |  2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Athletics | Women's shot put F53 |
See also
References
- ^ Bahrain at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Bahrain at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Bahrain at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "Running into History", ESPN, September 25, 2004
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