Sareh Javanmardi

Sareh Javanmardi (Persian: ساره جوانمردی, born 5 December 1984) is an Iranian Paralympic shooter from Shiraz, Iran.^[1] Also known as Sareh Javanmardidodmani^[2][3] or Sareh Javanmardi Dodmani,^[4] she is the first ever female gold medalist from Iran to win in the shooting category of the Paralympics Games.

Sareh Javanmardi

Javanmardi in 2016
Personal information
Native name	ساره جوانمردی
Born	5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 40)
Medal record Women's shooting para sport Representing  Iran Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air pistol SH1 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed 50 m pistol SH1 2020 Tokyo 10 m air pistol SH1 2024 Paris 10 m air pistol SH1 2012 London 10 m air pistol SH1 Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta 10 m air pistol 2018 Jakarta 50 m free pistol 2022 Hangzhou 10 m air pistol

Career

In 2012 Paralympic Games held in London, she won a bronze medal in P2 (10m air pistol SH1).^[2]

Later in 2014, she was chosen as the best Asian female athlete with impairments by the Asian Paralympic Committee. It was due to the two gold medals she won at the 2014 Asian Para Games held in Incheon, South Korea.

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics on 9 September,^[5] she scored 193.4 points to win the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro in the P2 10m air pistol competition.^{[citation needed]}

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency she won her first medal on Friday.^[6] In 2014, she will take part at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup which takes place in Szczecin, Poland. There, she will compete against Olivera Nakovska-Bikova of Macedonia.^[7]

Awards

• Voted as the Allianz Best Female Athlete of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games^[8]
• Chosen as best Asian female athlete with impairments in 2014 by the Asian Paralympic Committee.^[5]

Results

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Paralympic Games

1 P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 193.4

1 P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 189.5

3 P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 2012 London, GBR 469.0

World Championships

1 P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 2018 Cheongju, KOR 237.6

1 P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 2018 Cheongju, KOR 224.5

1 P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 2014 Suhl, GER 195.6

2 P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 2019 Sydney, NSW, AUS 233.6

2 Women's P2 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Team 2014 Suhl, GER 1081

4 P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 2019 Sydney, NSW, AUS 183.8

4 Mixed P6 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Team 2019 Sydney, NSW, AUS 360.1

Asian Para Games

1 P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 2018 Jakarta, INA 237.6

1 P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 2018 Jakarta, INA 220.5

References

1. "Sareh Javanmardi - Shooting Para sport". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
2. "Sareh Javanmardidodmani - Shooting Para sport". m.paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. "Sareh Javanmardidodmani". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016.
4. "Rio 2016 Paralympics: Iran's Sareh Javanmardi Dodmani wins historic gold at women shooting event". Tehran Times. Payvand. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
5. "Javanmardi Shoots to Win 1st Gold at Rio Paralympics". Financial Tribune. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
6. "Two medals for Iran at Paralympic Games". Radio Zamaneh. Payvand News. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
7. "P2 rivalry sets stage for IPC Shooting World Cup". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
8. "Sareh Javanmardidodmani, Athlete of the Month September 2016". en.parasport.ir. IRI Sports Federation for the Disabled. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
9. "Shooting: JAVANMARDI, Sareh - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

External links

• Sareh Javanmardidodmani at Paralympics.Channel4.com at the Wayback Machine (archived August 26, 2017)
• Sareh Javanmardi at the International Paralympic Committee
• Sareh Javanmardi at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)