Khamis Zaquot (born 6 December 1965 in Gaza Strip) is a Palestinian paralympic athlete.[2][3]
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Nationality | Palestinian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 February 1965[1] Gaza Strip | (age 59)|||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Paralympic athlete | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
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