Michael Louwrens

Watching movies, playing golf and snooker, reading. (ecas.co.za, 2012)

Winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (iol.co.za, 05 Sep 2012)

He competed at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing with a pulled tendon, having injured it a week before the competition. (roadtorio.co.za, 24 Aug 2012)

"Practice makes perfect." (Athlete, 27 Jan 2011)

He was named Athletics Athlete of the Year at the 2010 Premiere Awards in London, South Africa. (nmmu.ac.za, 30 Feb 2010)

He received the Sport Achievement of the Month award for February 2010 from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (nmmu.ac.za, 30 Feb 2010)

He was named 2002 UPE Athletics Club Athlete of the Year in South Africa. (theherald.co.za, 25 Sep 2002)

In 1980, while serving in the South African army he was suffering from a persistent back injury. He underwent surgery, but due to complications the surgery left him with very little use of both legs. (roadtorio.co.za, 24 Aug 2012)

STOLEN EQUIPMENT
At the 2006 World Championships in Assen, Netherlands, the strapping for his throwing chair was stolen just before he was about to compete. "They stopped the competition for an hour while they tried to find the strapping, and in the end I had to use a tracksuit top to strap myself to the chair." (roadtorio.co.za, 24 Aug 2012)

WINNING STREAK
He won a gold medal in the F57 shot put at the 1994 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, and remained unbeaten in that event for the next 12 years. His winning streak ended at the 2006 World Championships in Assen, Netherlands. (sascoc.co.za, 24 Aug 2012)