Javad Hardani (born 22 March 1984) is a

Paralympic 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 ...

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from

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. He competes in throwing events, and is classified F38, a class for athletes with cerebral palsy. Javad competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

where he won the F37/38 discus and finished third in F37/38 javelin. In 2012, at the London Paralympic Games he succeeded in winning a gold medal in the F37/38 discus, breaking the F38 world record in the process.

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* 1984 births Living people People from Ahvaz Paralympic athletes of Iran Paralympic gold medalists for Iran Paralympic silver medalists for Iran Paralympic bronze medalists for Iran Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics World record holders in Paralympic athletics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Iranian male discus throwers Iranian male javelin throwers Iranian male shot putters 21st-century Iranian people Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships {{Iran-Paralympic-medalist-stub