Ahmad Almutairi
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| Nationality | Kuwaiti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kuwait City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Track and field Wheelchair basketball |
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| Disability class | T33 (athletics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | sprint, javelin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kuwait Para-Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mohamed Farhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2012 London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ahmad Almutairi (born 13 May 1994) is a Kuwaiti para-sport athlete who competes as a T33 classification track and field athlete and as a wheelchair basketball player, both at national level. Despite the fact that Almutairi held the Paralympic world record for his classification in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m events, major world titles alluded him due to the fact that his classification was under-represented and he was forced to compete against less severely disabled athletes in the T44 class. He eventually won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Almutairi was born in Kuwait in 1994. At birth he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which has resulted in Almutairi having very limited movement below the waist. Due to his cerebral palsy, Almutairi was educated at a school for special needs children.
Amutairi was introduced to sport while at school, playing wheelchair basketball. One of his PE teachers saw potential in Amutairi and suggested that he join the Kuwaiti Sports Club for the Disabled. Initially he joined the basketball team, but after five months one of the trainers advised him to diversify into other sports to reach his full potential. Amutairi tried out wheelchair racing and found that he excelled at the sport. He became classified as a T33 classification athlete and in 2009 he entered his first track and field competition, held in the United Arab Emirates. Amutairi's results at the meet saw him qualify for the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch. At the World Championship Amutairi entered four events, the 100m, 200m, 400m and the javelin throw. All three sprint events were for T34 athletes, with no T33 competitions available. Despite setting a championship record in all three races, Almutairi failed to finish on the podium, being beaten in each event by the less disadvantaged T34 competitors. This situation repeated itself throughout Almutairi's early career, and it was not until 2015 that he was able to compete on a level playing field at a major international event.
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