Tharwat Alhajjaj



Tharwat Alhajjaj (ثروت الحجاج, born 1 January 1973), also known as Tharwat Al Hajjaj or Tharwah Al Hajaj or Tharwh Tayseer Hamdan Alhajaj, is an Olympic weightlifting champion from Jordan. She represented Jordan in the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro and won a Powerlifting silver. The 43-year-old lifted 119 kg in the women's 86 kg category to take silver behind Egypt's Randa Mahmoud who lifted 130 kg for gold. Bronze went to Mexico's Catalina Diaz Vilchis who managed 117 kg. Tharwat also participated in the Asian Paralympics in 2014 and won a powerlifting silver in the women's 77 kg category, where she lifted 108 kg.

Results
Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 86 kg

Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 86 kg

POWERLIFTING

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result

Paralympic Games

2	–86 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	119

World Championships

5	–79 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	114.0

6	–86 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	127.0

6	–86 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	117.0

9	–75 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	92.5

ATHLETICS

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result

Paralympic Games

8	Women's Discus Throw F42-46	2004	Athens, GRE	21.40

13	Women's Discus Throw F57/58	2008	Beijing, CHN	23.05

World Championships

9	Women's Discus Throw F42/44	2006	Assen, NED	20.36