Kovan Abdulraheem

Kovan Abdulraheem (born 1 March 1988 in Duhok) is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete of short stature and he competes in F41-classification throwing events. He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Kovan Abdulraheem

Personal information
Born	1 March 1988 (1988-03) (age 36) Duhok, Iraq
Sport
Country	Iraq
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Short stature
Disability class	F41
Events	Discus throw Javelin throw Shot put
Medal record Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F41 World Championships 2011 Christchurch Javelin throw F40 2015 Doha Javelin throw F41 2019 Dubai Javelin throw F41 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Shot put F40 2014 Incheon Shot put F41 2014 Incheon Discus throw F41 2018 Jakarta Shot put F41

Career

He represented Iraq at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. In 2016, he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event with a distance of 42.85m. In 2019, he qualified to represent Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Iraq
2011	World Championships	Christchurch, New Zealand	1st	Javelin throw	36.32 m
2015	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Javelin throw	40.93 m
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	42.85 m
2019	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	Javelin throw	42.24 m

External links

• Kovan Abdulraheem at the International Paralympic Committee
• Kovan Abdulraheem at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Kovan Abdulraheem at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website Archived 2021-09-12 at the Wayback Machine