Pieter Gruijters
Pieter Gruijters (born 24 July 1967) is a Paralympic athlete from Netherlands competing F56 seated throws and P56 pentathlon events.
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| Full name | Pieter Gruijters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1967 Helmond | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 putt - 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
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Results for Pieter Gruijters from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
- official website
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Preceded by Esther Vergeer |
Dutch Disabled Sportsman / woman of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Annette Roozen / Marion Nijhof |
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