Daniel Scheil

Daniel Scheil (born 13 January 1973) is a German Paralympic athlete competing in F33-classification discus throw and shot put events.[1] He represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's shot put F33 event.[1][2]

Daniel Scheil
Personal information
Born (1973-01-13) 13 January 1973
Sport
CountryGermany
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityQuadriplegia
Disability classF33
Event(s)

At the 2014 European Championships held in Swansea, United Kingdom, he won the gold medals in the men's discus throw F34 and in the men's javelin throw F34 events.[2] Two years later he won two silver medals: both in the men's shot put F33 event and in the men's discus throw F34 event.[2]

At the World Championships he won the bronze medal in 2015 in the men's shot put F33 event and in 2017 he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F33 event.[2]

References

  1. "Daniel Scheil". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. "Daniel Scheil". Team Deutschland. Retrieved 8 January 2020.


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