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Hamad Aladwani

Kuwaiti flag
Kuwait
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Classification
T53

Further personal information

Residence
Kuwait
Occupation
Retired
Languages
Arabic, English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1994 at age 22.
Club / Team
Kuwait Disabled Sport Club: Kuwait
Name of coach
Younes, KUW; Ibrahom Almishaan, KUW; Habib Samsha, TUN; Mohamed Fahat Belkhir, TUN

International debut

Year
1995
Competing for
Kuwait
Location
Bahrain

General interest

Hobbies
Wheelchair basketball. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning one gold and two silver medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Most influential person in career
Nezar Ramadan Ahmad Mohammad. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
His father. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Injuries
An injury to his upper back hampered his performances for two years. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Nothing is impossible." (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Awards and honours
He was Kuwait's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)
Other sports
He has represented Kuwait in wheelchair basketball. (Facebook profile, 28 Jun 2014)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Impairment
His impairment is the result of the effects of polio. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 7
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 5
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 7
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 2 5
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 6
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 3
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 2
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 1 2
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 2
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 1
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 1
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 2
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Marathon T54 Final Round 9999
Men's 4x100 m T53-54 Heat 2 9999
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 2
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 3 1
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 1
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 1 1
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 1
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 1
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 1 1
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 3
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 2 4
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 8
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 2 6
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 2012-09-02 2
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 2012-09-02 8
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 2012-09-03 7
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 2 2012-09-03 4
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 2012-09-07 6
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 3 2012-09-07 2
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Semifinal 1 2013-07-21 11
Men's 800 m T53 Semifinal 1 2013-07-22 12
Men's 200 m T53 Semifinal 1 2013-07-23 6
Men's 200 m T53 Final 1 2013-07-24 5
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 3 2015-10-27 10
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 1 2015-10-29 14
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T53 Heat 3 2016-09-09 5
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 2016-09-10 6
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 1 2016-09-14 5
Men's 800 m T53 Final Round 2016-09-15 8
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T53 Heat 1 2017-07-16 7
Men's 200 m T53 Final 1 2017-07-16 7
Men's 400 m T53 Heat 1 2017-07-18 5
Men's 400 m T53 Final 1 2017-07-18 5
Men's 800 m T53 Heat 1 2017-07-19 6
Men's 800 m T53 Final 1 2017-07-20 8