Mokhtar Nourafshan

Mokhtar Nourafshan
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Iran
Paralympic Games
1988 Seoul Discus Throw - 3
1996 Atlanta Javelin Throw - F53
2000 Sydney Discus Throw - F54
2000 Sydney Shot Putt - F54
1996 Atlanta Discus Throw - F53
1996 Atlanta Shot Putt - F53
2004 Athens Discus Throw - F55

Mokhtar Nourafshan is a paralympic athlete from Iran competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.

Mokhtar first competed in the Paralympics in 1988 where he threw the javelin and discus, winning the gold medal in the later. He missed the 1992 games but returned in 1996 Summer Paralympics to win gold in the f53 javelin and silver in the F53 discus and shot putt. He didn't attempt to defend his javelin title in the 2000 Summer Paralympics but did win both the discus and shot putt titles in the F54 class. In 2004 he returned to the javelin but failed to medal in the F55-56 joint class and won bronze in the F55 discus. [1]

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