Kovan Abdulraheem

Kovan Abdulraheem (born 1 March 1988 in Duhok) is an Iraqi Kurdish Paralympic athlete of short stature and he competes in F41-classification throwing events. He won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Career

He represented Iraq at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. In 2019, he qualified to represent Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F41 event.

Achievements

Representing 2011 World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 1st Javelin throw 36.32 m 2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Javelin throw 40.93 m 2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Javelin throw 42.85 m 2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Javelin throw 42.24 m