Garrah Nassar Tnaiash (born 1 January 1991) is an Iraqi Paralympic athlete of short stature. He represented Iraq at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F40. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
At the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F40 event. Two years later, he also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2017 World Championships held in London, United Kingdom.
At the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, he set a new world record of 10.88m in the shot put F40 event.
At the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he won the silver medal in the shot put F40 event. At this event Denis Gnezdilov of Russia threw a distance of 10.88m, the same as Tnaiash's world record.
Achievements
Representing 2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Shot put 10.66 m 2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Shot put 10.76 m 2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st Shot put 10.49 m 2018 Asian Para Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Shot put 10.88 m 2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Shot put 10.77 m 2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 2nd Shot put 11.15 m
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