Kamran Shokrisalari

Kamran Shokrisalari is a Paralympian athlete from Iran competing mainly in F42 classification throwing events.[1]

Kamran Shokrisalari

Personal information
Born	Andimeshk, Iran
Height	167 cm (66 in)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F42
Event(s)	javelin throw
Club	Takhti: Khorramabad
Coached by	Mostafa Bahram
Medal record Track and field Representing  Iran Paralympic Games 2012 London Javelin - F42 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Javelin - F42

Athletics history

Shokrisalari represented Iran at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he entered the F42 javelin throw event.[2] In the javelin, Shokrisalari second round throw of 52.06 metres was a personal best, and this placed him in first place for much of the competition; only for him to see lead snatched by a new world record by China's Fu Yanlong in his final throw.[3] Shokrisalari took silver, his first Paralympic medal.[2]

Personal history

Shokrisalari was born in Andimeshk, Iran.[2]

Notes

1. "Steinstad, Runar". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
2. "Shokrisalari, Kamran". IPC. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
3. "Season's best not enough to secure Paralympic medal for Moorhouse". enfield-today.co.uk. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.