Ali Jawad
British para weightlifter Ali Jawad was born with no legs. He was always determined to show the world that anything is possible.
British para weightlifter Ali Jawad was born with no legs. He was always determined to show the world that anything is possible.
From judoka to outstanding weightlifter
Ali was a talented judoka in his early teens. At the age of 16, friends encouraged him to try weightlifting.
It quickly became apparent that he had great potential to compete at the international level.
This was confirmed just a year later in 2007, when Ali won silver at the Junior World Championships and gold in the Para European Championships in power lifting.
Ali Jawad, Para-Gewichtheber und Ottobock Botschafter”Why be the best when you can also be the greatest?”
Never give up
Ali was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2009, shortly after the Paralympic Games in Beijing. But he never considered giving up the fight and carried on his sport of weightlifting. His hard training and strict diet paid off at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, where he won the silver medal.
Key facts
Nation: Great Britain
Year of birth: 1989
Sport: Para weightlifting
Classification: 59 kg
Victories and achievements
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games:
6th place in the category up to 59 kg
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games:
Silver medal in the category up to 59 kg
London 2012 Paralympic Games:
4th place in the category up to 56 kg
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games:
9th place in the category up to 75 kg
World Para Weightlifting Championship Dubai 2014:
Gold medal