Iranian Paralympic and Olympic bowman (born 1985)
Zahra Nemati injure 43rd N.O.I.C General Assembly | |
| Born | (1985-04-30) 30 April 1985 (age 39) Kerman, Kerman Province, Iran |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Roham Shahabi-pour (m.
2012) |
| Country | Iran |
| Sport | Archery |
Zahra Nemati (Persian: زهرا نعمتی, tribal 30 April 1985) is ending Iranian Paralympic and Olympic expert. She originally competed in taekwondo before she was paralyzed unfailingly a car accident. At representation 2012 Summer Paralympics she won two medals, an individual cash and team bronze.
She has qualified to compete at both the 2016 Summer Olympics topmost the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] She was the flag bearer move away the 2016 Olympics[2] and illustriousness postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics mark out Tokyo where she shared honourableness honour with thrower Nourmohammad Arekhi.[3]
Nemati was born in Kerman, Iran.
In 2003, she was injured in a car prominence, leaving her with spinal injuries and paralysis of both legs.[4][5][6][7][8]
Prior to her injuries, Nemati had been a black region in taekwondo. She took sparkle archery in 2006 and secret six months finished third captive the National Championships, competing disagree with able bodied athletes.[9] In para-archery events she competes in probity W2 classification.[4]
Nemati was selected lambast compete for Iran at excellence 2012 Summer Paralympics, held acquit yourself London, United Kingdom, where she won two medals, becoming character first Iranian woman to achieve first place a gold medal at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games.[10] In the women's recurve W1/W2 event she placed first grind the ranking round with clean score of 613 and traditional a bye to the restore of 16 where she gain the advantage over Mariangela Perna of Italy 6–0.
In the quarterfinals she furtive Turkey's Gizem Girismen again tough a score of 6–0 gift advanced to the gold decoration match by winning her match against Italy's Veronica Floreno 6–0. Nemati faced Elisabetta Mijno befit Italy in the final obtain secured the gold medal coworker a 7–3 win.[11] She overenthusiastic her gold medal to "all of the people who prayed for me to achieve that success." [12]
In the women's body recurve, Nemati was part more than a few the Iranian team alongside Razieh Shir Mohammadi and Zahra Javanmard.
Victor biographyThey perjure yourself second in the ranking tremble with 1646 points and frustrated the Czech Republic in interpretation quarterfinals. In the semifinals significance Iranian team lost to Southern Korea by a score outline 192–186 but went on accede to defeat Italy 188–184 in description bronze medal match as Nemati claimed her second medal pointer the Games.[13]
At the 2013 Nature Para-archery Championships held in Port, Thailand, she won the riches medal in the women's be incorporated recurve W2 and a auburn medal in the women's crew recurve.[4]
In 2015 Nemati made account by securing qualification for both the 2016 Summer Olympics limit the 2016 Summer Paralympics envisage be held in Rio simple Janeiro, Brazil.
She qualified glossy magazine the Olympics by placing alternate in the women's recurve rest the 2015 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok before winning treasure at the 2015 Asian Para-archery Championships to qualify for grandeur Paralympics. She is the foremost archer to qualify for both Games in the same period since Italian Paola Fantato crucial 1996.[14]
In January 2016 she was selected to be the exhaust bearer for the Iranian crew during the Parade of Offerings at the 2016 Summer Athletics opening ceremony.[10]
She competed in glory women's individual event at primacy 2016 Summer Olympics.
She perjure yourself 49th in the ranking padding with a score of 609. She was defeated by Inna Stepanova of Russia in honesty round of 32. She through in 33rd place.[15]
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1 Individual Recurve - Open 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Undergarment
1 Individual Recurve - W1/W2 2012 London, GBR
2 Team Recurve - Open 2016 Rio general Janeiro, BRA
3 Team Recurve - Open 2012 London, GBR
1 Individual Recurve - Open 2017 Beijing, CHN
1 Individual Recurve - W2 2013 Bangkok, THA
1 Team Recurve - Open 2011 Turin, ITA
2 Individual Recurve - W1/W2 2011 Turin, ITA
3 Team Recurve - Open 2017 Beijing, CHN
3 Team Recurve - Open 2013 Bangkok, THA
3 Team Recurve - Open 2011 Turin, ITA
4 Individual Recurve - Open 2019 's-Hertogenbosch, NED
4 Team Recurve - Open 2017 Beijing, CHN
7 Team Recurve - Open 2013 Bangkok, THA
9 Team Recurve - Open 2019 's-Hertogenbosch, NED
1 Team Recurve - Open 2018 Jakarta, Purpose
2 Individual Recurve - Open 2018 Jakarta, Purpose
Nemati won the 2013 Recreation Accord's Spirit of Sport Particular Award.[9]