Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada ( ar, عمر قرادة; born 1 March 1981) is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He is a three-time medalist at the

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, including gold in 2021, and a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships. He is the first powerlifter representing Jordan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.

Career

Qarada represented Jordan at the

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, and the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

. He won a medal on all three of those occasions: in 2008, he won the silver medal in the men's 48kg and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's 49kg event, as well as gold in the men's 49kg at the

. Both Qarada and Lê Văn Công of Vietnam lifted 173kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Qarada won the gold medal as a result of his lighter body weight. Qarada is also a two-time gold medalist in his event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships; he won the gold medal both in 2010 and in 2021. In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's 49kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico. At the

2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships The 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships was a competition for male and female athletes with a disability. It was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and ran from 12 to 20 July. The tournament was one of the compulsory tournaments to qualify fo ...

held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he also won the silver medal in the men's 49kg event. At the

2010 Asian Para Games The 2010 Asian Para Games (), also known as the First Asian Para Games, was a parallel sport event for Asian athletes with a disability held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China. Two weeks after the conclusion of the 2010 Asian Games, 1 ...

held in Guangzhou, China, he won the gold medal in his event.

Results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qarada, Omar Living people 1981 births Place of birth missing (living people) Powerlifters at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in powerlifting Paralympic gold medalists for Jordan Paralympic silver medalists for Jordan Jordanian male weightlifters Paralympic powerlifters for Jordan 21st-century Jordanian people Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games