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Duane Strydom

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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Classification
F36

Further personal information

Family
Son Jaryd
Residence
Port Elizabeth, RSA
Languages
Afrikaans

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1999 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Name of coach
Suzanne Ferreira, RSA

General interest

Nicknames
Oom (Athlete, 21 Dec 2011)
Hero / Idol
His mother. (Athlete, 21 Jan 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Hard work is the winner." (Athlete, 21 Jan 2011)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F36 Final Round 5
Men's Discus Throw F36 Final Round 1
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Discus Throw F35/36 Final Round 4
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Discus Throw F36 Final Round 2
Men's Shot Put F36 Final Round 9
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Discus Throw F36 Final Round 3
Men's Shot Put F36 Final Round 6
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F35/36 Final 2011-01-23 13
Men's Discus Throw F35/36 Final 2011-01-28 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Discus Throw F35/36 Final Round 2012-09-03 8