Fanie van der Merwe

Fanie van der Merwe (born 25 February 1986)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.[2]

Fanie van der Merwe
Personal information
Born25 February 1986 (1986-02-25) (age 34)
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 100 m T37
2008 Beijing 200 m T37
2012 London 100 m T37
2016 Rio 100 m T37
IPC World Championships
2006 Assen 200 m T37
2011 Christchurch 100 m T37
2011 Christchurch 200 m T37
2013 Lyon 200 m T37
2013 Lyon 4x100 m T35-38
2015 Doha 100 m T37
2011 Christchurch 400 m T37
2015 Doha 200 m T37
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo 200 m T37
2015 Brazzaville100 m T37
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 100 m T37

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 100 metres – T37 event and a gold medal in the men's 200 metres – T37 event. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where he defended his 100 m T37 gold medal.

References
  1. "Fanie van der Merwe". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19.
  2. Results for Fanie van der Merwe from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)


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