Omar Qarada
Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter
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Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada (Arabic: عمر قرادة; born 1 March 1981) is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He is a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at both the Summer Paralympics and the World Para Powerlifting Championships. He is the first powerlifter representing Jordan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | عمر قرادة |
| Full name | Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada |
| Born | 1 March 1981 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
Career
At the 2010 Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China, he won the gold medal in his event.
Qarada represented Jordan at the 2008, 2016, 2020 and the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] He won a medal on all four of those occasions: in 2008, he won the silver medal in the men's 48 kg and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's 49 kg event, as well as gold in the men's 49 kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][4] Both Qarada and Lê Văn Công of Vietnam lifted 173 kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Qarada won the gold medal as a result of his lighter body weight.[5][6] Qarada won the gold medal in the men's 49 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.[7][8]
Qarada is also a two-time gold medalist in his event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships; he won the gold medal both in 2010 and in 2021.[9] In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.[10] At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he also won the silver medal in the men's 49 kg event.[11]
