Mohammed Khamis Khalaf (born 23 February 1969) is a Paralympic

powerlifter Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...

from

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. He represented his country at the

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in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021. In total, he won three medals: two gold medals and one silver medal. He is also the first Paralympic competitor to win a gold medal for the country at the Summer Paralympics. In 2004, he won the gold medal in the men's 82.5 kg event and in 2008 he won the silver medal in the men's 90 kg event. He failed to win a medal at the men's 90 kg event in 2012. He once again won a medal in 2016: the gold medal in the men's 88 kg event. In 2019, he competed at the

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held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. In 2021, he competed in the men's 88 kg event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan where he left the stage without a successful lift due to a shoulder injury.

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* Living people 1969 births Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic powerlifters for the United Arab Emirates Powerlifters at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for the United Arab Emirates Paralympic silver medalists for the United Arab Emirates Male powerlifters Paralympic medalists in powerlifting Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games {{UnitedArabEmirates-weightlifting-bio-stub