Fanie van der Merwe
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| Born | 25 February 1986 (age 38) |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Fanie van der Merwe". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Fanie van der Merwe". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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