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PARALYMPIC FAREWELL CELEBRATION

20 AUGUST 2016

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PARA-CYCLING


Ernst Van Dyk


Awarded the Laureus World Sports

Awards for Sportsperson with a

Disability of the year for 2006.

Won Gold at 2008 Beijing

(Paralympic Games)


Craig Ridgard


Bronze medalist in the 2014 Italian

Verolanuava road race.

This will be his first Paralympic

Games that he will be competing

in.


Roxanne Burns


Number 1 UCI world ranking in the

women’s C4 division and World

Championship silver medal

achievement in 2010.

Selected to compete in Beijing

2008; London 2012 & Rio 2016

Paralympic Games.


Goldy Fuchs


Has set national records and won

numerous gold medals at the

Nedbank National

Championships, organized by the

South African Sports Association

for the Physically Disabled

(SASAPD).

This will be his first Paralympic

Games.


Justine Asher


One of only a handful of female

para-cyclists in South Africa and

one of the world’s top competitors

in the women’s H2 class.

Asher`s thoughts on the Paralympic

Games: ““I hope to inspire others

to set goals and live out their

dreams.”


Elrick Kulsen


Was selected for the National Team in

1986.

One of his sporting career highlights is

participating in his first Paralympic

Games in 2004 in Athens.


Pieter Jansen


Selected to take part in the world B

track Champs in Malaysia.

Selected as mechanic for

Paralympic Games in Rio 2016.


Shaun Paul Asher


Managed Para cycling team to

the World Cup in Spain 2014.

Accompanies and assists Justine

Asher in all of her participation in

World Champs and

tournaments.


JC Van der Walt


Para cycling manager at 3

World Championships (Denmark,

USA and Switzerland).

In all three cases they returned

with a handful of medals.

SWIMMING


Hendrick Herbst


Won bronze medal in the men’s

100m freestyle S11 event,

touching in 59.60 seconds at

the London 2012 Paralympic

Games.

Won two medals in men’s S11

events at the last edition of the

World Championships in

Montreal, Canada, in 2013.


Achmat Hassiem


A double Paralympian and

bronze medalist in the 100m

butterfly at London 2012

Paralympics.

On 1 September 2012, Hassiem

won a bronze medal in the 100 m

butterfly, setting a new African

record of 57.76 seconds in the

final.


Karin Hugo


This will be her third

Paralympic Games.

Her thoughts on being part

of the team: “Despite this

being my third Paralympic

Games it still remains an

unbelievable privilege to

go again. It is an

experience that many

people dream of and

work very hard for.”

IPC OFFICIALS


Linda Bartholomew


Educator – teaching people to be

classifiers.

One of her greatest highlights is seeing

the impact sport has in the lives of

people with impairments and being part

of that.


Hillary Beeton


Qualified as an IPC Athletics

Classification Educator in 2010.

Honorary life membership for

South African Sports Association

for Physically Disabled


Craig Moorgas


Chef Demission under 23 SA side at

under 23 SA side at World Champs

in Turkey 2012.

Part of Sydney 2000 Paralympic

Games.

MEDICAL TEAM


Dr. Phathokule Zondi


Chief Medical doctor for Rio

2016 Paralympic team.

Will form part of a stellar

frontline medical team at this

year`s Rio 2016 Games to assist

athletes.


Dr. Carolette Cloete


IPC world championships in Lyon

France in 2013.

Her thoughts on the Paralympics:

“Rio will be a life changing highlight

as well! Because it is such an

honour to get to know these

athletes with their perseverance

and amazing abilities!”


Christopher Philander


Part of Medical team at Rio 2016

Paralympic Games.

Assist in maximizing overall health

and to maintain peak performance

among athletes.


Tanya Green


Physiotherapist for Rio 2016

Paralympic team.

She was part of the medical

team at the World Student

Games ,South Korea 2015 and

IPC Athletics World Champs,

Lyon France 2013.

ATHLETICS


Charl Du Toit


Won Bronze Medal at World

Championships in 2013 and Silver

medal at World Champs in 2015

(400m).

Broke World Record & African Record in

100m & 400m in 2016.


Hilton Langenhoven


2004 Athens Paralympics – He

won a silver medal(Long Jump)

and in 2008 Beijing Paralympics

– He won 3 gold medals

(Pentathlon,200m & Long

Jump)

Won silver at the 2006

Commonwealth games in

Melbourne and Bronze at 2015

IPC World Champs in Doha.


Jonathan Ntutu


Began athletics at age eight at

the Athlone School for the Blind in

Cape Town.

Won bronze at the 2012

Paralympic Games in London.


Anrune Liebenberg


She took up athletics in 2010.

In 2012 she won two medals at

the London Paralympics, namely

silver in the 400 m and bronze in

the 200 m.


Ilse Hayes


Won bronze medal at in

women`s 400m at the 2004

Athens Paralympics.

2008 Summer Paralympics in

Beijing, China - won a gold

medal in the women's Long

jump F13 event & a silver

medal in the women's 100 m


Arnu Fourie


Won a gold medal at the 2012

London Paralympics, running the

third leg as part of the South

African 4 × 100 m relay team in a

world record time of 41.78

seconds.

Won a bronze medal in the 100

meter event with a time of 11.08

seconds at London 2012

Paralympics.


Dyan Buis


Took up athletics in high school

and began to take the sport

seriously in 2008.

Won three medals at the London

2012 Paralympics.


Reinhardt Hamman


Took up athletics at age 13 at

Vista Nova Primary School in

Rondebosch, South Africa.

In 2005 he was awarded the

best Junior Athlete for the

physically challenged for the

year 2004 by the Sportswriters

Association for getting gold

medals in 5 events and broke

the SA records in these events.


Mpumelelo Mhlongo


At the National Championships

for the Physically Disabled in

Johannesburg, Mhlongo

became the South African T44

champion in the 100m, 200m,

long jump and high jump.

He surpassed the automatic

qualification standards for the

IPC World Championships in all

four, officially breaking the

South African (and African)

records for the latter two.


Fanie Van Der Merwe


Won a gold medal in the men's

100 metres – T37 event and a

gold medal in the men's 200

metres – T37 event – Beijing 2008

Paralympics.

Competed in the 2012 Summer

Paralympics in London where he

defended his 100 m T37 gold

medal.


Karin Le Roux


This will be her 2nd Paralympic Games.

Her feelings on being part of the team

– “I am overwhelmed with gratitude to

be part of it all and privileged to be

able to experience everything with the

athletes. It is an unbelievable honour

and privilege.”


Suzanne Ferreira


This will be her 4th Paralympic

Games.

Her feelings on being part of

the team: “The Games only

happen every four years and

the journey that I have with

each athlete in the four-year

build up to this highlight is very

special. It has always been a

privilege for me to experience

and be a part of the team spirit

of our SA Paralympic team.


Raymond Julius


As coach, won National Title

and a medal at the

Commonwealth Games.

Selected as team coach to

World Champs and to Rio 2016

Paralympics Games.


Daniel Damon


Athletes winning medals at world

IAAF World Championships: Silver

medal 2011 World Youth, Bronze

Medal at World Juniors 2012 and

Gold Medal at IPC world

Championships

Represent South Africa at Africa

Seniors Championships as Team

Coach


Ntombizanele Situ


Sydney 2000 Paralympics - won a gold

in the F52-54 javelin and a silver in the

F51-54 discus.

Situ won the Whang Youn Dai

Achievement Award in 2004.

Official Flag bearer for South Africa at

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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