Simoné Kruger (born 14 January 2005) is a South African Paralympic athlete who competes in

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

and

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 ...

events at international track and field competitions. She is a World champion in discus throw and 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 ...

where she finished fifth in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruger, Simone 2005 births Living people Athletes from Pretoria Paralympic athletes for South Africa South African female discus throwers South African female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic gold medalists for South Africa World Para Athletics Championships winners Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy 21st-century South African sportswomen