Cheyenne Bouthoorn (born 8 December 1997) is a

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Paralympic athlete who competes in

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

and

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events at international elite competitions. She is a

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multi-medalist in both of her events. She also competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, 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 Inte ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouthoorn, Cheyenne Living people Sportspeople from Almere Paralympic athletes for the Netherlands Dutch female sprinters Dutch female shot putters Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 1997 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Dutch sportswomen