Omar Qarada

Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada (; born 1 March 1981) is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He is a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at both the Summer Paralympics and the World Para Powerlifting Championships. He is the first powerlifter representing Jordan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.

Career

At the 2010 Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China, he won the gold medal in his event.

Qarada represented Jordan at the 2008, 2016, 2020 and the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He won a medal on all four of those occasions: in 2008, he won the silver medal in the men's 48kg and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's 49kg event, as well as gold in the men's 49kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Both Qarada and Lê Văn Công of Vietnam lifted 173kg at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Qarada won the gold medal as a result of his lighter body weight. Qarada won the gold medal in the men's 49kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.

Qarada is also a two-time gold medalist in his event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships; he won the gold medal both in 2010 and in 2021. In 2017, he won the silver medal in the men's 49kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico. At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he also won the silver medal in the men's 49kg event.

Results

Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 4 Summer Paralympics 2008 Beijing, China 48 kg 157.5 162.5 162.5 169.5 162.5 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 49 kg 170 177 181 – 177 2021 Tokyo, Japan 49 kg 170 172 173 – 173 2024 Paris, France 49 kg 175 177 181 185 181