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Johan Reekers

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Johan Reekers
Johan Reekers in 2016.
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1957-12-28) December 28, 1957 (age 66)
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportSitting volleyball
Handbiking
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's sitting volleyball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem Men's sitting
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Men's sitting
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona/Madrid Men's sitting

Johan Reekers (born 28 December 1957, in Enschede) is a Dutch Paralympian who was born without legs. He was on the gold medal winning Dutch sitting volleyball teams of 1980 and 1984. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics the team won silver. In 2002 he began handbiking. He competed for the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. This was his eighth Paralympics.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ IPC bio
  2. ^ NOC*NSF. "Johan Reekers" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-02-17.