Pieter Gruijters

Pieter Gruijters (born 24 July 1967) is a Paralympic athlete from Netherlands competing F56 seated throws and P56 pentathlon events.

Pieter Gruijters
Pieter
Personal information
Full namePieter Gruijters
NationalityDutch
Born (1967-07-24) 24 July 1967
Helmond
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportParalympic athletics
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
Medal record
Track and field (P56)
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Javelin - F55-56
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Pentathlon - P54-58
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Javelin - F55-56

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
  1. "World Records - Athletics | IPC". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-22.


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