Fatimah Suwaed

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Fatimah Suwaed
Personal information
NationalityIraqi
Born (2007-03-03) 3 March 2007 (age 17)
Baghdad, Iraq
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classT35
EventSprints
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m T35
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m T35

Fatimah Suwaed (born 3 March 2007) is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete. She made her Paralympic debut during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Career

She represented Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and competed in both women's 100m T35 and women's 200m T35 events.[2][3] Competing at the age of 14, she became the youngest ever athlete from Iraq to compete at the Paralympics.[4]

References

  1. "Athletics: Fatimah Suwaed". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Athletics - Women's 100m - T35 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Athletics - Women's 200m - T35 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Iraq aim to repeat Rio 2016 performances". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.