Abdullah Sultan Alaryani (born 12 August 1970) is a sport shooter from the United Arab Emirates. He competed at the

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in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021 and in total, he won two gold medals and three silver medals.

Career

In 2012, he won the gold medal in the mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 event at the

in London, United Kingdom. He also represented the United Arab Emirates at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won three silver medals in total. In 2021, he represented the United Arab Emirates at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the R7 Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 event.

Personal life

He became paralysed below the waist after a car crash in 2001.

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* Living people 1970 births Place of birth missing (living people) Emirati male sport shooters Paralympic shooters for the United Arab Emirates Shooters at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Shooters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for the United Arab Emirates Paralympic silver medalists for the United Arab Emirates Paralympic medalists in shooting 21st-century Emirati people {{Paralympic-medalist-stub