Fanie Lombaard Explained
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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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics . jobosport.nl . 26 September 2004 . 29 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191230015230/http://www.jobosport.nl/userfiles/documents/33.pdf . 30 December 2019 . live .
- Web site: Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics . jobosport.nl . 5 September 2008 . 29 December 2019 . 28 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191228224704/http://www.jobosport.nl/userfiles/documents/34.pdf . dead .
- Web site: IPC Athletics World Records . International Paralympic Committee . 22 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118205815/http://paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics . 18 January 2013 . dead.
- Web site: South African Paralympic star Lombaard banned for one year following failed doping test . insidethegames.biz . 8 April 2011 . 19 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124813/http://www.insidethegames.biz/news/344-latest-paralympics/109320-south-african-paralympic-star-lombaard-banned-for-one-year-following-failed-doping-test . 2 April 2015 . live.