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David Blair (discus thrower)

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American Paralympic athlete (born 1975)

David Blair
Personal information
Born (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975 (age 49)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityClubfoot
Disability classF44
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F44
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Discus throw F64
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Discus throw F64
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Discus throw F64
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Discus throw F44
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Discus throw F44
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F64
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Shot put F44

David Blair (born September 25, 1975) is an American Paralympic athlete.

Career

He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won a gold medal in the men's discus throw F44 event. At this event, he also set a new world record of 64.11 m.

He finished in fourth place in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

References

  1. "Men's Discus Throw F44" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics Results. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "David Blair". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (September 16, 2016). "Cockroft completes Paralympic golden hat-trick with women's 800m T34 triumph at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

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