Pieter Gruijters
 Pieter | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pieter Gruijters |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 24 July 1967 Helmond |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing |
Medal record | |
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.
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