Reinhardt Hamman (born 20 February 1990) is a

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

Track and field athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F38 throwing events.

Athletics career

Hamman took up athletics at the age of 13 at Vista Nova Primary School in Rondebosch. In 2009 he quit the sport following his disappointment at not qualifying for the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing. He returned to the sport in 2013, and was selected for the South African team o compete at the

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, ...

in Lyon. He took part in the javelin throw and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

, finishing fifth in the shot, but threw a distance of 45.72 metres in the javelin to take the gold medal. Two years later he competed at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, winning gold in the javelin and silver in the shot put.

Personal history

Hamman was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1990. He has cerebral palsy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamman, Reinhardt Living people 1990 births South African male javelin throwers South African male shot putters Athletes from Cape Town Paralympic gold medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Paralympic javelin throwers