David Blair (discus thrower)

David Blair
Personal information
Born (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975
Eagle Mountain, Utah, United States[1][2]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityClubfoot
Disability classF44
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F44
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Discus throw F64
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Discus throw F64
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Discus throw F64
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Discus throw F44
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Discus throw F44
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F64
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Shot put F44
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Discus throw F44

David Blair (born September 25, 1975)[3] is an American Paralympic athlete.[4]

Career

He represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and won a gold medal in the men's discus throw F44 event.[4][5] At this event, he also set a new world record of 64.11 m.[4]

He finished in fourth place in the men's discus throw F64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

References

  1. ^ Rappleye, Christine (September 7, 2024). "Latter-day Saints in the Paralympics, days 8-9: USA's David Blair wins bronze in discus". Church News. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Lawrence, Danica (September 25, 2016). "Paralympian welcomed home in Eagle Mountain after winning gold". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Discus Throw F44" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics Results. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "David Blair". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (September 16, 2016). "Cockroft completes Paralympic golden hat-trick with women's 800m T34 triumph at Rio 2016". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved February 11, 2020.


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