Iris Pruysen Explained

Iris Pruysen
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:T44
Birth Date:26 November 1987
Birth Place:Zwijndrecht, Netherlands
Retired:2018

Iris Pruysen (born 26 November 1987) is a Dutch retired Paralympic athlete who competed in sprinting and long jump at international elite competitions. She is a World champion and a European bronze medalist in long jump. Pruysen lost her lower right leg following a gas explosion on a boat at a sailing camp in IJsselmeer. She had her leg amputated a few days later in Erasmus Hospital in Rotterdam.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 July 2021. Iris Pruysen - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2021. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182230/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=955202&WinterGames=-1. dead.
  2. Web site: 29 August 2012. Iris Pruysen can still make so much progress (in Dutch). Atletiek.nl.