Jaco Janse van Vuuren

Jaco Janse van Vuuren
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Long Jump - F37
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Javelin Throw - F36

Jaco Janse van Vuuren is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F37 long jump and javelin events.

Jaco first competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in the F34-37 long jump and winning a bronze medal in the F36 javelin. He returned in 2000 but was unable to medal in the javelin but did win a silver in the F37 long jump; he also competed as part of the South African 4 × 100 m team.[1]

References

  1. ^ profile on paralympic.org


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