Osamah Al-Shanqiti

Osamah Alshanqiti is a Saudi Arabian athlete who competes in triple jump and high jump.

Osamah Al-Shanqiti
Medal record
Representing  Saudi Arabia
Men's Athletics (F12)
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Long jump

He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and won his country's first ever Olympic or Paralympic gold medal, with a world record jump of 15.37 metres in the F12 triple jump event.[1][2][3]

Notes
  1. "Alshanqiti lands first Saudi gold in Paralympics", Xinhua, September 9, 2008
  2. "Triple happiness for triple jumper winner Osamah Alshanqiti", China Daily, September 9, 2009
  3. "Results - Monday 8 September", BBC


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