Krige Schabort

Surfing. (wired.com, 15 Sep 2016)

In October 2011 he was involved in a hit and run while out cycling with his two sons. His bicycle was destroyed and he was knocked into a ditch, suffering facial lacerations and a stiff neck. (examiner.com, 23 Dec 2011)

"Never give up." (examiner.com, 23 Dec 2011)

He was named Male Para Athlete of the Year at the 2015 Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly [ESPY] Awards in United States of America. (wsbtv.com, 15 Jul 2015)

In 2004 he was inducted into the Honolulu Marathon Hall of Fame in Hawaii, United States of America. (examiner.com, 23 Dec 2011)

He competed in athletics at the Paralympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 [for South Africa] and in 2012 [for United States of America]. He won a bronze medal in the TW3-4 marathon at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, and a silver medal in the T54 marathon at the 2000 Games in Sydney. (teamusa.org, 18 Sep 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 09 Sep 2012)

In November 1987 he was serving as a corporal in the South African Army during a border conflict with Angola. His unit came under air attack and a bomb exploded next to him. He lost both of his legs above the knee, a finger, a yard of his small intestine and part of his stomach. He spent the next year in a military hospital. (teamusa.org, 18 Sep 2014; examiner.com, 23 Dec 2011; news24.com, 16 Sep 2004; old.post-gazette.com, 05 May 2003)

COMPETING FOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
He represented South Africa in athletics at the Paralympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. He had moved from his native country to United States of America in 1997, initially just to train for the 2000 Games in Sydney, but he and his wife decided to stay. After receiving US citizenship he competed for his new country at the Games in 2012 [athletics] and 2016 [triathlon]. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Sep 2016; teamusa.org, 18 Sep 2014)