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David Roos

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South Africa
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Classification
T46, F46

Further personal information

Residence
East London, RSA
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Higher education
Milpark Business School

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He started the sport in primary school.
Club / Team
Border Bullfrogs: East London, RSA
Name of coach
Johann van Greunen
Coach from which country?
South Africa
Coach from what year?
2010

General interest

Hobbies
Tennis, art. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2011)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in long jump at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2011)
Hero / Idol
Jesus Christ. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Your attitude towards life determines life's attitude towards you." (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010)
Ambitions
To become a coach after he stops competing. (Athlete, 06 Oct 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T46 Heat 1 6
Men's High Jump F46 Final Round 3
Men's Long Jump F46 Final Round 9
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump F46 Final Round 2
Men's High Jump F44/46 Final Round 8
Men's 200 m T46 Heat 2 5
Men's 100 m T46 Heat 3 7
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump F46 Final Round 5
Men's 200 m T46 Final Round 8
Men's 200 m T46 Heat 2 3
Men's 200 m T46 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m T46 Heat 2 7
Men's 100 m T46 Heat 3 1
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's High Jump F46 Final Round 3
Men's Long Jump F46 Final Round 8
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T46 Heat 1 5
Men's High Jump F44/46 Final Round 5
Men's Long Jump F46 Final Round 4
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump F46 Final 2011-01-22 4
Men's Triple Jump F46 Final 2011-01-28 9
Men's 4x100 m T42-46 Final 2011-01-29 1