Thierry Schmitter (born 6 May 1969 in

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) is a Dutch sailor (now a kiteboarder) who was honored as the Dutch Disabled Sportsman / woman of the Year in 2011. Schmitter achieved a bronze medal in the Mixed 2.4 Metre sailing category at the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

and secured fifth place in the same category at the

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. He also won a bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympics in London. In addition to his sporting career, Schmitter works as an examiner at the

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, specializing in the field of Marine Technology. Thierry is now sited kite boarder. For more information see his website: www.sitkite.com

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