Khamis Zaqout

Khamis Zaquot (born 6 December 1965 in Gaza Strip) is a Palestinian paralympic athlete.^[2][3]

Khamis Zaquot

Khamis Zaquot in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Palestinian
Born	6 February 1965 (1965-02-06) (age 59)[1] Gaza Strip
Occupation	Paralympic athlete
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing  Palestine Arab Games 2011 Doha Shot put F54/55/56 2011 Doha Javelin throw F54/55/56

Personal life

He has nine children. He was injured in 1992 after falling while working on a construction site in Israel, and has been using a wheelchair since then. From there he began his sports career. After receiving treatment for several years a rehabilitation center in Ramallah, by 2012 he was residing in a refugee camp in Khan Younis.^[4] In 2011 he was the focus of a documentary produced by the British television channel Channel, which presented the Paralympic athletes of Gaza.^[2]

Sports career

He started practicing swimming and basketball (where he became captain of the Palestinian team),^[5] until he approached athletics. In 2012 he trained in a park in the city of Gaza.^[1]

He participated in the 1998 world championship, finishing second in discus throwing, fourth in javelin throwing and fifth in shot put. He has participated in Asian competitions.^{[citation needed]}

London 2012

Team of Palestine at the 2012 London Paralympic Games

He participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London ( United Kingdom ), where he was the flag bearer of the Palestinian delegation.^[6] Accessed the Games after qualifying in Doha, won in shot put with 10.77 meters, shortly after establishing an Asian record of 11.34.^[1]

Earlier in the qualifying events in Dubai ( UAE ) established a new world record in launching Paralympics weight (at a distance of 11.40 meters) and won five gold medals. For the London Games he continued his training in Qatar.^[7][8]

He competed in the throwing, discus and javelin events. His best result was obtained in the first event, being in fourth place with a throw of 11.30 meters.^[9]

See also

• Palestine at the Paralympics

References

1. "Gaza, Palestine~ Participates in Paralympics~London 2012". irishfriendsofpalestine.org. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018. Khamis Zaqout
2. "ZAQOUT Khamis". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018. en la base de datos del Comité Paralímpico Internacional.
3. "Team Palestine at the 2012 Paralympic Games". imeu.org. 31 August 2012. Khamis Zaquot
4. "Los paralímpicos que emocionan con sus historias" [The Paralympians who move with their stories]. infobae.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2012. Khamis Zaquot
5. Agencia AFP. "El desafío dorado de un palestino de Gaza en los Paralímpicos de Londres" [The golden challenge of a Palestinian from Gaza at the London Paralympics]. palestinalibre.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2012. Khamis Zaqout
6. "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 29 August 2012. Palestine: Khamis Zaqout (athletics)
7. "Athletics at the London 2012 Paralympic Games - Men's Discus Throw F54-56 - Results". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018. ZAQOUT Khamis
8. "Athletics at the London 2012 Paralympic Games - Men's Javelin F54-56 - Results". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018. ZAQOUT Khamis
9. "Athletics at the London 2012 Paralympic Games - Men's Shot Put F54-56 - Results". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018. ZAQOUT Khamis

External links

• Khamis Zaqout at the International Paralympic Committee