Joel de Jong (born 17 January 2002) is a Dutch para-athlete. He represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 2002[1] Sneek, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editDe Jong represented the Netherlands at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the long jump T63 and a bronze medal in 100 metres T63 events.[2][3]
He represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the long jump T63 event with a world record jump of 7.68 metres, surpassing his previous world record of 7.67 metres.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Joel de Jong". paralympic.org. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Kobe 2024: Leon Schaefer, Sabrine Fortune save their best for last on rainy Sunday". paralympic.org. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Kobe 2024: Every defending world champion in the men's events". paralympic.org. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Mooney, Taylor (31 August 2024). "Para athletics: A Day for world record breaking and history making at the Stade De France". paralympic.org. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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