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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]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Fanie Lombaard at the International Paralympic Committee
- Fanie Lombaard at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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