David Blair (Paralympian)

David Blair (born September 25, 1975)[1] is an American Paralympic athlete.[2] He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the 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]

David Blair
Personal information
Born (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityClubfoot
Disability classF44
Event(s)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F44
World Championships
2015 Doha Discus throw F44
2017 London Discus throw F44
2019 Dubai Discus throw F64
2015 Doha Shot put F44

He finished in 4th 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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