Zafar Zaker (born 6 February 1990) is an Iranian para-athlete competing in throwing events:

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

and

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

. He represented Iran at the

2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event governed by the International P ...

Career

Zaker represented Iran at the

2022 Asian Para Games The 2022 Asian Para Games (), also known as the 4th Asian Para Games and commonly known as the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, were a multi-sport event that paralleled the 2022 Asian Games which was held for Asian athletes with disa ...

and won silver medals in the shot put and javelin throw F32 events. He represented Iran at the

and won a silver medal in the shot put F55 event.

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* 1990 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Iran Iranian male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic silver medalists for Iran 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games Asian Para Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Para Games silver medalists for Iran {{Iran-Paralympic-medalist-stub