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
2008 Beijing Triple jump
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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