Fanie Lombaard

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Fanie Lombaard
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Born29 May 1969 (1969-05-29) (age 55)

Fanie Lombaard (also spelled Lombard; born 29 May 1969) [1] [2] 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 put - 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 put - 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 put and a gold medal in the F42 discus throw.

Lombaard is world record holder in F42 discus and P42 pentathlon events. [3]

In 2011 Lombaard was suspended for 1 year after he failed a drug test for probenecid doping. [4]

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References

  1. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). jobosport.nl. 26 September 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). jobosport.nl. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. "South African Paralympic star Lombaard banned for one year following failed doping test". insidethegames.biz. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.