Fanie van der Merwe

Fanie van der Merwe
Personal information
Born25 February 1986 (1986-02-25) (age 40)
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing100 m T37
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing200 m T37
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m T37
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio100 m T37
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Assen200 m T37
Silver medal – second place2011 Christchurch100 m T37
Silver medal – second place2011 Christchurch200 m T37
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon200 m T37
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon4 × 100 m T35–38
Silver medal – second place2015 Doha100 m T37
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch400 m T37
Bronze medal – third place2015 Doha200 m T37
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Maputo200 m T37
Gold medal – first place2015 Brazzaville100 m T37
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow100 m T37

Fanie van der Merwe OIS (born 25 February 1986)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.[2]

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 100 metres – T37 event and a gold medal in the men's 200 metres – T37 event. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where he defended his 100 m T37 gold medal.

References

  1. ↑ "Fanie van der Merwe". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fanie van der Merwe". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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