 Heijnen at 2004 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 June 1967 Hoogeveen, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2010, two weeks after winning the World team class 9 title, he collapsed at home with pulmonary embolism, he spent three weeks in hospital and made a full recovery. [4]
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