David Roos

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David Roos
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Christchurch 4x100m T42-46
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Long Jump F46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney High Jump F46
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne 200m T46
All Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Algiers Long Jump F46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers 100m T46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Abuja 100m T46
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Lille High Jump F46
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Barcelona High Jump F46

David Roos (born 29 May 1982 in Queenstown) is a Paralympian athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F46 sprints, long and high jump events. [1]

Roos has competed in three Paralympic Games. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics he competed in the T46 100 metres and F46 long jump as well as winning a bronze medal in the F46 high jump. Four years later in Athens in 2004 he went home without a medal after competing in the T46 200m, F46 long jump and F44/46 high jump. He had better luck in the 2008 Summer Paralympics winning a silver in the F46 long jump and competed in the T46 100 and 200 metres and the F44/46 high jump. [2] In 2011 he won a gold medal at the IPC World Championships as part of the South African team for the Men's 4 x 100 metres relay.

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References

  1. "David Roos", whoswho.co.za, retrieved 7 September 2012
  2. "David Roos", paralympic.org, retrieved 7 September 2012