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Aria De Vries-Noordam
Aria de Vries-Noordam is a Dutch Paralympic athlete. She Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, represented the Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Paralympics held in Heidelberg, West Germany and she competed both in athletics and table tennis. She won two medals in athletics: the gold medal in the Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics - Women's shot put 1A, women's shot put 1A event and the silver medal in the Athletics at the 1972 Summer Paralympics - Women's 60 metres wheelchair 1A, women's 60 metres wheelchair 1A event. She also won the gold medal in the Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics - Women's singles 1A, women's singles 1A event in table tennis. References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Dutch female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic table tennis players of the Netherlands Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Para-athletics
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair racing and the club throw, which are specific to the division. The sport is known by various names, including disability athletics, disabled track and field and Paralympic athletics. Top-level competitors may be called elite athletes with disability. Competitors are typically organised into three broad categories: deaf sports, athletes with a physical disability, and athletes with an intellectual disability. Deaf athletes typically compete among themselves, while athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities are usually assessed and given a para-athletics classification, which groups together athletes with similar ability levels. These classifications are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and comprise a single le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
