Iran at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
Iran at the 2014 Winter Paralympics | |
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I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee | |
Website | www |
in Sochi | |
Competitors | 1 in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Sadegh Kalhor |
Medals |
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Winter Paralympics appearances ( overview) | |
Iran sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–16 March 2014. This was Iran's fifth time participating in a
Background
Iran first joined Paralympic competition at the
Disability classification
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five
Alpine skiing
Sadegh Kalhor suffered a skiing accident at the age of 18 that required the amputation of his right leg.[3] The 2014 Paralympics were his fifth consecutive Games,[10] and he was 35 years old at the time.[11] As a leg amputee, he is classified as LW2, and competes in a standing position.[11] LW2 classified athletes "have a significant impairment in one leg" and ski with only one ski.[8] On 13 March, 51 participants started the standing slalom, including Kalhor.[12] He completed the first run in 58.07 seconds,[13] and the second run in 1 minute and 3.17 seconds.[14] His total time, which was the sum of his two run times, was therefore 2 minutes and 1.24 seconds, placing him in 20th position out of 35 competitors who finished both legs of the race.[12] The gold medal was won by Alexey Bugaev of Russia in a time of 1 minute and 38.97 seconds; the silver was taken by Vincent Gauthier-Manuel of France, and the bronze by Alexander Alyabyev, also of Russia.[12]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
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Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | Time | Diff | Rank | ||
Sadegh Kalhor | Slalom, standing | 58.07 | +10.38 | 28 | 1:03.17 | +11.89 | 23 | 2:01.24 | +22.27 | 20 |
See also
References
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- ^ "Sochi 2014 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b "The Legacy Of Iranian Skier Sadegh Kalhor". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony flag bearers". International Paralympic Committee. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Classification". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Sochi Winter Paralympics: Guide to the sports". BBC Online. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Iran: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Sadegh Kalhor – Alpine Skiing – IR Iran". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alpine Skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Men's Slalom 1st Run – Standing – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Men's Slalom 2nd Run – Standing – Alpine Skiing". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.