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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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