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Martin Němec (athlete)

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Martin Němec
Personal information
Born24 May 1974 (1974-05-24) (age 50)
Prague
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Czech Republic
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Discus Throw - F55
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Discus Throw - F55
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Shot Put - F55
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Shot Put - F55/56

Martin Němec (born 24 May 1974 in Prague) is a Paralympian athlete from Czech Republic competing mainly in category F55 throwing events.

Martin has competed and won medals at three Paralympic Games. In 2000 in Sydney he won a gold medal in the F55 discus and a silver medal in F55 shot put. Four years later in Athens he competed in the F55-56 javelin and F56 shot put and won the F55 discus gold medal. In 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing he competed in the F55/56 discus and won his fourth Paralympic medal, a bronze, in the F55/56 shot put.

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