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Marlene van Gansewinkel
Marlene van Gansewinkel (2014)
Personal information
Born (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityLimb deficiency
Disability classT64
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Long jump T44
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Long jump T44
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 100 m T64
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Long jump T64
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Long jump T64

Marlene van Gansewinkel (born 11 March 1995) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete. She represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the bronze medal in the women's long jump T44 event.[1][2] She also competed in the women's 100 metres T44 event where she finished in 7th place. She qualified to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T64 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, she won the silver medal in the women's long jump T44 event.[3]

In 2018, she won the Dutch Paralympic Athlete of the Year award.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Marlene van Gansewinkel". paralympic.org.
  2. ^ "Zilver voor baanwielrensters Klaassen en Dolman op Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Para-atleet Van Weeghel pakt goud op 200 meter bij WK". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Sifan Hassan na sterk seizoen verkozen tot Atleet van het Jaar". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 December 2018.