Jean-Jacques Terblanche (born c. 1980) is a former

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from

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who competed mainly in category S8 events.

Sporting career

Terblanche won a gold medal at the 1994

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in Malta, at the age of 14. Terblanche competed in the

1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...

in Atlanta winning a gold and bronze medal. He won the gold in the 200m medley in a new world record time and won the bronze in the 100m butterfly. He also competed in the 50m freestyle, finishing eleventh overall in the heats and was disqualified in the 100m breaststroke.

Personal life

Terblanche injured his neck and lost the use of his left arm after a car accident when he was two years old. He attended

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