Haider Ali (athlete)
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Haider Ali (born 12 December 1984 in Gujranwala) is an all-around Pakistani para-athlete[1] who created history at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China by winning Pakistan's first ever Paralympic games medal, a silver.[2] He also shared a new world record with his jump of 6.44 meters at the Games.[2] He has competed at the Paralympics on four occasions in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020. He has the unique record of winning a country's first ever Paralympic gold, silver and bronze medals as he is the only Pakistani to have won a medal in Paralympic history. On 3 September 2021, he became the first gold medalist for Pakistan at the Paralympics.[3][4]
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Born | (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984 (age 39) Gujranwala, Pakistan |
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