Pieter Gruijters
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Full name | Pieter Gruijters | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-07-24) 24 July 1967 (age 57) Helmond | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pieter Gruijters (born 24 July 1967) is a Paralympic athlete from Netherlands competing F56 seated throws and P56 pentathlon events.
He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silver medal in the men's Pentathlon - P54-58 event, a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw - F55-56 event and finished eleventh in the men's Shot put - F56 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's Javelin throw - F55-56 event and finished seventh in the men's Shot put - F55-56 event
He is world record holder in javelin for F56 classified athletes.[1]
References
- ^ "World Records - Athletics | IPC". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
External links
- Pieter Gruijters at the International Paralympic Committee
- official website
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Preceded by | Dutch Disabled Sportsman / woman of the Year 2006 | Succeeded by |
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