Razieh Shirmohammadi

Razieh Shirmohammadi (1976 or 1977–25 June 2019) was an Iranian Paralympic archer.[1]

Career

Shirmohammadi competed at the 2010 Asian Para Games, winning a gold medal. The following year, she won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Para Archery Championships.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, Shirmohammadi and teammates Zahra Javanmard and Zahra Nemati won bronze medals in the women's team recurve open.[2]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] Shirmohammadi won a gold medal in the compound women open competition at the 2017 World Para Archery Championships.[2][3] The following year, she won silver in the Mixed Team Compound Open competition at the 2018 Asian Para Games.[4]

At the time of her death, she had recently won a quota spot for the 2020 Summer Paralympics through her results at the 2021 World Archery Para Championships in the Netherlands.[1][5]

Personal life

Shirmohammadi was born in Mashhad, Iran.[2]

Shirmohammadi died of a heart attack in 2019, aged 42.[1][2]

Legacy

In 2021, a bust of Shirmohammadi was unveiled at the Hall of Fame in Tehran.[6][7]

References

1. "APC expresses condolences over death of Iranian Para archer Shirmohammadi". Asian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
2. "IPC sends its condolences to family of Razieh Shirmohammadi". International Paralympic Committee. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
3. Sheikhi, Marjohn (2017-09-17). "Iranian archers win 5 medals at 2017 World Archery Para C'ships". Mehr News Agency. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
4. "Iran's Mixed Team Recurve Open Gains Gold - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
5. "Iranian Paralympic medalist Shirmohammadi dies". Tehran Times. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
6. "Late Razieh Shirmohammadi's bust unveiled". I. R. Iran National Paralympic Committee. 2021-11-23.
7. "Iranian women Paralympians' busts unveiled". Tehran Times. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2024-07-19.