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South Africa At The 2020 Summer Paralympics
South Africa competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The team of 34 athletes competing in seven sports was announced on 14 August 2021, the chef de mission was Leon Fleiser. This was the smallest delegation since the South Africa at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, 1992 Summer Paralympics. Except for one gold medal in cycling, all the team's medals, four gold, one silver and two bronze, were won in athletics. Three African and three World records were also set in athletics. South Africa did not enter any team sports. Medalists Multiple medallists The following competitors won several medals at the 2020 Paralympic Games. Archery Two archers, Shaun Anderson (archer), Shaun Anderson (W1) and Philip Coates-Palgrave competed. ;Men , - , align=left, Shaun Anderson (archer), Shaun Anderson , align=left, Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual W1, Individual W1 , 637 , 7 , , L 123–123 (SO 9-6) , colspan="4" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of South Africa
The flag of South Africa was designed in March 1994 and adopted on 27 April 1994, at the beginning of South Africa's South African general election, 1994, 1994 general election, to replace the flag that had been used since 1928. The flag has horizontal bands of red (on the top) and blue (on the bottom), of equal width, separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal "Y" shape, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side (and follow the flag's diagonals). The "Y" embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow or gold fimbriation, bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes. The stripes at the fly end are in the 5:1:3:1:5 ratio. Three of the flag's colours were taken from the flag of the South African Republic, itself derived from the flag of the Netherlands, as well as the Union Jack, while the remaining three colours were taken from the flag of the Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Coates-Palgrave
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metres T37
The men's 100 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... in Tokyo, took place on 27 August 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Results Heats Heat 1 took place on 27 August 2021, at 11:56: Heat 2 took place on 27 August 2021, at 12:03: Final The final took place on 27 August 2021, at 19:25: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 metres T37 Men's 100 metres T37 2021 in men's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charl Du Toit
Charl du Toit (born 26 March 1993) is a South African former Paralympic sprinter who competed in the T37 class. Du Toit has competed at two Summer Paralympic Games, London 2012 and Rio 2016. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won gold medals in the 100 metre and 400 metre races, setting a world record in the latter. Personal history Du Toit was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1993. He has cerebral palsy. Du Toit was educated at Hoërskool Akasia in his home city. After matriculating from high school he attended Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:du Toit, Charl 1993 births Afrikaner people Living people Paralympic athletes of South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 Metres T62
The men's 400 metres T62 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... in Tokyo, took place on 3 September 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Results The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 19:33: References Men's 400 metres T62 2021 in men's athletics {{Paralympics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metres T64
The men's 100 metres T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... in Tokyo, took place between 29 and 30 August 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Results Heats Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 21:23: Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 21:29: Final The final took place on 30 August 2021, at 20:43: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 metres T64 Men's 100 metres T64 2021 in men's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Du Plessis
Daniel du Plessis is a South African para-athlete from Pretoria, Gauteng where he competes for the IS Ability Sports Club. He is the current African record holder over 400m at 52.41 seconds in the T62 class. Du Plessis has limb deficiency in both legs due to fibular hemimelia which resulted in both legs being amputated below the knee. He uses prosthetic running blades. He is due to make his Paralympic debut at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Du Plessis has a degree in actuarial science from Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ... and works in the financial sector. References External links * Stellenbosch University alumni Sportspeople from Pretoria Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{SouthAfrica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 Metres T38
The men's 400 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... in Tokyo, took place between 30 and 31 August 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Results Heats Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 12:11: Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 12:19: Final The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 19:31: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Men's 400 metres T38 Men's 400 metres T38 2021 in men's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 Metres T38
The Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres, men's 100 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Results Heats Heat 1 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:10: Heat 2 took place on 28 August 2021, at 11:16: Final The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 19:35: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 metres T38 Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Men's 100 metres T38 2021 in men's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyan Buis
Dyan Neille Buis (born 30 November 1990 in Riversdale, Western Cape) is a South African Paralympic sprint runner and long jumper. He has mild cerebral palsy and competes in the T38 class. In 2012, Buis was a student at Global University Global University (GU; ar, الجامعة العالمية ) is an educational institution at Beirut, Lebanon established in 1992. Global University currently comprises three faculties: # Faculty of Administrative Sciences # Faculty of H ... in Cape Town, RSA, in Religious and Theological Studies, and trained at Maties Helderberg Disabled Sports Club in Stellenbosch. He competed at the 2012 Paralympic Games, where he won a bronze medal in the men's long jump with a world record time for his class of 6.48 metres. He also won a silver medal in the Men's 100m for his class. In 2016, at the 2016 Paralympics, Buis ran a 54.66 in the second heat to qualify third for the finals behind Dixon de Jesus Hooker Velasquez and Weiner Javier Diaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrey De Castro
Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: * Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman *Andrei Alexandrescu, Romanian computer programmer * Andrey Amador, Costa Rican cyclist * Andrei Arlovski, Belarusian mixed martial artist *Andrey Arshavin, Russian football player *Andrej Babiš, Czech prime minister * Andrey Belousov (born 1959), Russian politician * Andrey Bolotov, Russian agriculturalist and memoirist * Andrey Borodin, Russian financial expert and businessman * Andrei Chikatilo, prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist * Andrei Denisov (weightlifter) (born 1963), Israeli Olympic weightlifter * Andrey Ershov, Russian computer scientist * Andrey Esionov, Russian painter * Andrei Glavina, Istro-Romanian writer and politician * Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989), Belarusian Soviet politician and diplomat * Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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