Iris Pruysen (born 26 November 1987) is a Dutch retired Paralympic athlete who competed in

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and

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at international elite competitions. She is a

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champion and a

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bronze medalist in long jump. Pruysen lost her lower right leg following a gas explosion on a boat at a sailing camp in

IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (; fy, Iselmar, nds-nl, Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed off inland bay in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with an a ...

. She had her leg amputated a few days later in Erasmus Hospital in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pruysen, Iris 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Zwijndrecht, Netherlands Athletes from South Holland Paralympic athletes for the Netherlands Dutch female sprinters Dutch female long jumpers World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Dutch amputees Sprinters with limb difference Long jumpers with limb difference Paralympic sprinters Paralympic long jumpers 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch women