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Jawad Joudah

Swimming

Biography

Impairment information

Classification
S6, SB5, SM6

Further personal information

Residence
Iraq
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Arabic

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in 2009 in Iraq.
Why this sport?
He loved swimming in general.
Club / Team
Al Hillah Club: Iraq
Name of coach
Yassar Sabeeh, IRQ, from 2009

International debut

Year
2009
Competing for
Iraq
Location
India

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the S6 100m backstroke at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)
Hero / Idol
Iraqi swimmer Hamza Hameed. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)
Impairment
His impairment is a result of the effects of polio. (Athlete, 06 Sep 2016)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 Final Round 2012-08-30 7
Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 2 2012-08-30 4
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM6 Heat 1 2012-09-03 8
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Heat 2 2012-09-05 9999
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m Freestyle S6 Final 1 2013-08-12 9999
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Heat 2 2013-08-16 9999
Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 Final 1 2013-08-17 9999
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 1 2015-07-18 11
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 2 2016-09-08 5