Johan Reekers

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Johan Reekers
Para-cycling German championships and Europe Cup 2016 48.jpg
Reekers in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1957-12-28) 28 December 1957 (age 68)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sport Sitting volleyball
Handbiking
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Men's sitting volleyball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Arnhem Men's sitting
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Men's sitting
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona/Madrid Men's sitting

Johan Reekers (born 28 December 1957 in Enschede) is a Dutch Paralympian who was born without legs. He was on the gold medal-winning Dutch sitting volleyball teams of 1980 and 1984. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics the team won silver. In 2002 he began handbiking. He competed for the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. This was his eighth Paralympics. [1] [2]

References

  1. "IPC bio". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. NOC*NSF. "Johan Reekers" (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2017.