Sara Al Senaani
Sport
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
SportPara-athletics
Disability classF33
EventShot put
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F33
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Shot put F33

Sara Al Senaani[a] is a Paralympic athlete from United Arab Emirates. She is the first female Paralympic athlete to win a medal at the Summer Paralympics for the United Arab Emirates.[1] She represented the country at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F33 event.[1]

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she finished in 9th place in the women's shot put F33 event.[2][3] She set a new personal best of 5.33m.[2][4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United Arab Emirates
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd Shot put 5.09 m
2018 Asian Para Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Shot put 5.28 m

Notes

  1. ^ Sometimes spelled as Sara Alsenaani or Sara al-Senaani.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sara Al Senaani becomes first-ever UAE female Paralympic medallist". Sport 360. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "UAE's Al Hammadi wins gold on final day". Khaleej Times. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's shot put F33" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Sara Alsenaani Athlete Profile". 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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