Hein Seyerling is a

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from

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competing mainly in category F20 high jump events. Hein competed in

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at the

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winning a bronze medal in the high jump. profile on paralympic.org
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Paralympic athletes of South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for South Africa Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) South African male high jumpers {{SouthAfrica-Paralympic-medalist-stub