Faris Abed

Faris Abed
Personal information
Full nameFaris Saadoon Abed Al-Ageeli
Sport
CountryIraq
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo +107 kg
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta +107 kg

Faris Saadoon Abed Al-Ageeli is an Iraqi Paralympic powerlifter.[1] He represented Iraq at the 2004 Summer Paralympics held in Athens, Greece and he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event.[1]

He won the bronze medal in the men's +107 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Faris Abed". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 August 2021). "Powerlifter Pourmirzaei unveils image of late Rahman in emotional medal ceremony". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.