Pakistan at the Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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The National Olympic Committee of Pakistan was created in 1948. Pakistan first participated at the Paralympic Games in 1992, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Paralympic Games since then. Pakistan has won four medals, one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals in the Paralympic Games. All four medals have come courtesy of Haider Ali in the Men's Long Jump and Discus Throw events.[1] Pakistan has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.
History
Pakistan won its first Paralympics medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics when Haider Ali clinched a silver medal in the F-37/38 Category of the men's long jump, his last jump of 6.44 meters was a joint world record with the Tunisian athlete Farhat Chida, however, Farhat had six valid jumps, while Haider had four, so he had to settle for the silver medal. He also came 4th in the Men's discus throw F37–38 event.
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics Haider Ali won a bronze medal in the Men's Long Jump - T37 event.[2] He was also the flag bearer for Pakistan during the opening ceremony of the Rio Paralympics.[3] But his best moment came during the 2020 Summer Paralympics when he won a gold medal in the Men's Discus Throw - F37 event.[4][5] Haider Ali added another bronze medal to his collection with his season-best throw in the Men's discus throw F37 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6]
Medal tables
Medals by Games
| Games | Athletes | Athletes by sport | Medals | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1960–1988 | did not participate | |||||||||
 1992 Barcelona | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | – |
 1996 Atlanta | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | – |
 2000 Sydney | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | – |
 2004 Athens | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | – |
 2008 Beijing | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 63 |
 2012 London | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | – |
 2016 Rio | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 76 |
 2020 Tokyo | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 59 |
 2024 Paris | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | Future Event | |||||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 105 | |||||
Medals by sports
List of Medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Haider Ali | 2008 Beijing |  Athletics | Men's Long Jump - F37/38 |
 Bronze | 2016 Rio | Athletics | Men's Long Jump - T37 | |
 Gold | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - F37 | |
| Bronze | 2024 Paris | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw - F37 |
Milestones
Firsts
- First Medal: 2008 Beijing,
, Haider Ali, Men's Long Jump - F37/38 - First Gold Medal: 2020 Tokyo,
, Haider Ali, Men's Discus Throw - F37 - First Individual Multi-medallist: Haider Ali, ,
(2), , 2008 Beijing, 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris
Multiple Medalists
| Athlete | Sport | Games | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haider Ali | Athletics |
2008–2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |