Shahla Behrouzirad (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: شهلا بهروزی راد; born 7 September 1985) is an Iranian paracanoer. Behrouzirad was the first Iranian female kayaker to qualify for the

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

. She participated in the Rio 2016 Paralympics and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in her career, and she has set a unique record in this field. She finished 99th in the

2016 Rio 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 ...

and 7th in the

2020 Tokyo 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 Paralympic ...

. Behrouzirad won gold and silver medals in the Asian championship, and also won the silver medal in the semi-paralympic competitions. In addition, she won a bronze medal in the world championships.

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* * {{IPC, shahla-behrouzirad Iranian canoeists Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Kermanshah Iranian female canoeists 21st-century Iranian sportswomen Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics