David_Blair_(discus_thrower)
David Blair (discus thrower)
American Paralympic athlete
David Blair (born September 25, 1975)[1] is an American Paralympic athlete.[2]
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Born | (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975 (age 48) |
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Country | United States |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability | Clubfoot |
Disability class | F44 |
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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.[2][3] At this event, he also set a new world record of 64.11 m.[2]
He finished in fourth place in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
- "Men's Discus Throw F44" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics Results. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- "David Blair". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- 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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