Marjorie van de Bunt

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Marjorie van de Bunt
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1968-07-01) 1 July 1968 (age 55)
Reeuwijk, Netherlands
Sport
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sport Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Updated on October 2012.

Marjorie van de Bunt (born in Reeuwijk, 1 July 1968) is a Dutch Paralympian athlete competing in biathlon and cross-country skiing events. [1]

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Van de Bunt has had a handicap on her left arm since she was five years old. At the age of thirteen she started with cross-country skiing as well as biathlon.

She took part in three Winter Paralympic Games competing in the biathlon and cross-country skiing events. Over the course of her Paralympic career, she won a total of 10 medals. [2] She retired from competition in 2002. [3]

Winter Paralympic Games

Biathlon

YearRankReal TimeMissesFactorFinish Time
1994 Gold medal icon.svg32:16.5095%30:39.6
1998 Bronze medal icon.svg36:16.5295%34:33.6
2002 Gold medal icon.svg22:42.3097%22:01.4

Source: www.paralympic.org [2]

Cross-country skiing

YearRankReal TimeFactorFinish Time
Women's 5 km Classical Technique
1994 Bronze medal icon.svg18:07.092%16:40.0
2002 Silver medal icon.svg16:26.992%15:07.9
Women's 5 km Free Technique
1994 Bronze medal icon.svg15:12.595%14:26.8
1998 Silver medal icon.svg16:27.495%15:38.0
Women's 10 km Classical Technique
1994 Bronze medal icon.svg55:02.092%50:37.8
Women's 10 km Free Technique
2002 Silver medal icon.svg30:17.497%29:22.8
Women's 15 km Free Technique
2002 Silver medal icon.svg49:22.897%47:53.9

Source: www.paralympic.org [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Majorie van de Bunt - Medals". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. Marcel Abrahams (3 February 2002). "Van de Bunt voelt zich niet gehandicapt" (in Dutch). NRC.nl. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2012.