David Blair (discus thrower)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25, 1975 Eagle Mountain, Utah, United States[1][2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability | Clubfoot |
| Disability class | F44 |
| Events | |
Medal record | |
David Blair (born September 25, 1975)[3] is an American Paralympic athlete.[4]
Career
[edit]He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won a gold medal in the men's discus throw F44 event.[4][5] At this event, he also set a new world record of 64.11 m.[4]
He finished in fourth place in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
References
[edit]- ^ Rappleye, Christine (September 7, 2024). "Latter-day Saints in the Paralympics, days 8-9: USA's David Blair wins bronze in discus". Church News. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ Lawrence, Danica (September 25, 2016). "Paralympian welcomed home in Eagle Mountain after winning gold". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ "Men's Discus Throw F44" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics Results. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c "David Blair". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (September 16, 2016). "Cockroft completes Paralympic golden hat-trick with women's 800m T34 triumph at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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