Fanie Lombaard

Fanie Lombaard
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Pentathlon - P42
2000 Sydney Discus Throw - F42
2000 Sydney Shot Put - F42
2004 Athens Discus Throw - F42
2004 Athens Shot Put - F42
2008 Athens Discus Throw - F42
2000 Sydney Javelin Throw - F42
2004 Athens Javelin Throw - F42
2008 Athens Pentathlon - F42

Fanie Lombaard is an athlete and Paralympian from South Africa competing in P42 pentathlon and F42 throwing events.

He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P42 event, a gold medal in the men's Discus throw - F42 event, a gold medal in the men's Shot putt - F42 event and a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw - F42 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's Discus throw - F42 event, a gold medal in the men's Shot putt - F42 event and a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw - F42 event. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China where he won a bronze medal in the F42 shot putt and a gold medal in the F42 discus throw.

Lombaard is world record holder in F42 discus and P42 pentathlon events.[1]

In 2011 Lombaard was suspended for 1 year after he failed a drug test for probenecid doping.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ↑ South African Paralympic star Lombaard banned for one year following failed doping test insidethegames.biz 8 April 2011
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