Palestine At The 2004 Summer Paralympics
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2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...
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. Palestine was represented by two athletes: Husam Azzam, who had won a bronze medal in the shot put in the previous Games, and Mohammed Fannouna, competing in the long jump and javelin events. In Athens, Azzam won silver in the shot put, while Fannouna won bronze in the long jump."ATHENS 2004 News"
International Paralympic Committee, September 24, 2004


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See also

* Palestine at the Paralympics * Palestine at the 2004 Summer Olympics


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International Paralympic Committee
Nations at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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