Shahrad Nasajpour

Shahrad Nasajpour
nation
birthday	1st September 1989 (age 31)
place of birth	Iran
Career
discipline	Q37 : Shot put , discus throw
Trainer	John Gus Karahalios
status	active
Medal table
IWAS U23 World Games 0 × 1 × 0 ×
U23 World Games silver 2011 Dubai Discus throw
last change: November 13, 2019

Shahrad Nasajpour (born September 1, 1989 in Iran ) is a track and field athlete in disabled sports ( class F37 ). He specializes in the throwing disciplines with the ball and the discus . Nasajpour is a refugee and lives again in the USA , where he received asylum in 2015 .

Athletic career

Nasajpour was born with cerebral palsy in Iran and started athletics there in 2007. Originally he wasn't interested in sports, but through contact with a coach he found pleasure in it

In 2011, Nasajpour competed for Iran and took second place at the IWAS U23 World Games with 38.10 meters in the discus throw.

In 2016 he was with the Independent Paralympic Participants and their flag bearer at the closing ceremony. In the discus throw he came in 11th place.

In 2017 Nasajpour improved to 9th place at the World Championships .

In 2019 he was the only participant in the refugee team at the World Championships . In the shot put he had no valid attempt and came in 7th place in the discus throw with a personal best of 46.30 meters.

Personal best

(As of November 13, 2019)

• Shot put: not available
• Discus throw: 46.30 m, Dubai, November 13, 2019

successes

• 2011: 2nd place IWAS World Games (discus throw)
• 2016: 11th place Paralympics (discus throw)
• 2017: 9th place World Championships (discus throw)
• 2019: Participation in World Championships (shot put)
• 2019: 7th place World Championships (discus throw)

Web links

• Shahrad Nasajpour on paralympic.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Shahrad Nasajpour , on: paralympic.org, accessed November 11, 2019
2. ↑ In 25.9 million hopes rest on Nasajpour at the Worlds, it says that he started sports in the USA, which obviously cannot be, since he competed for Iran in the F37 class in 2011 in Dubai.
3. ↑ IWAS Junior World Championships 2011 April 17-20 RESULT LIST , on: iwasf.com, accessed November 12, 2019
4. ↑ Men's Shot Put F37 Final - Results , on: paralympic.org, accessed November 12, 2019
5. ↑ Men's Discus Throw F37 Final - Results , at paralympic.org, accessed November 12, 2019