Haider Ali (athlete)

For other people named Haider Ali, see Haider Ali (disambiguation).

Haider Ali
Personal information
Born (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984
Gujranwala, Pakistan
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Pakistan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 2
World Championships – 1 –
Asian Para Games 4 – 2
Total 5 2 4
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Discus throw F37
2008 Beijing Long jump F37/38
2016 Rio Long jump T37
2024 Paris Discus throw F37
World Championships
2019 Dubai Discus throw F37
Asian Para Games
2010 Guangzhou Long jump F37/38
2018 Jakarta Discus Throw F37
2018 Jakarta Javelin Throw F37/38
2022 Hangzhou Discus Throw F37
2010 Guangzhou 100 meters T38
2018 Jakarta Long Jump T37/38

Haider Ali (born 12 December 1984 in Gujranwala) is an all-around Pakistani para-athlete who created history at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China by winning Pakistan's first ever Paralympic Games medal, a silver. He also shared a new world record with his jump of 6.44 meters at the Games. He has competed at the Paralympics on five occasions in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. He has the unique record of winning a country's first ever Paralympic gold, silver and bronze medals and remains the only Pakistani athlete to win a medal in Paralympic history. On 3 September 2021, he became the first gold medalist for Pakistan at the Paralympics. In 2019, he became the first Pakistani para-athlete to win a medal at the World Championships, a silver.

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