Garrah Tnaiash

Garrah Tnaiash (born 1 January 1991) is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete of short stature.[1] He represented Iraq at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F40.[1] In 2019, he qualified to represent Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Garrah Tnaiash
Personal information
Born (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991
Sport
CountryIraq
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityShort stature
Disability classF40
Event(s)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F40
World Para Athletics Championships
2015 Doha Shot put F40
2017 London Shot put F40
2019 Dubai Shot put F40
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta Shot put F40

Career

At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F40 event. Two years later, he also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2017 World Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[2]

At the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, he set a new world record of 10.88m in the shot put F40 event.

At the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the silver medal in the shot put F40 event. At this event Denis Gnezdilov of Russia threw a distance of 10.88m, the same as Tnaiash's world record.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Iraq
2015 World Championships Doha, Qater 1st Shot put 10.66 m
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Shot put 10.76 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st Shot put 10.49 m
2018 Asian Para Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Shot put 10.88 m
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Shot put 10.77 m

References
  1. "Garrah Tnaiash". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (20 July 2017). "Hermitage breaks world record as hosts Britain continue success at London 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. "2019 World Para Athletics Championships | Day 8". Olympic Channel. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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