Simoné Kruger
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Born | Pretoria, South Africa | 14 January 2005|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T37 | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw Shot put | |||||||||||||||||
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Simoné Kruger (born 14 January 2005) is a South African Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw and shot put events at international track and field competitions. She is a World champion in discus throw and competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she finished fifth in the discus throw.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Matsuma, Lungile (18 July 2023). "Simoné Kruger Sets New F38 Discus World Record". gsport4girls. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Simone Kruger - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Simone Kruger closes the World Para Champs with discus world record and gold medal". Eyewitness News. 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Going for Gold at Paralympics: Meet SA's Simone Kruger". Good Things Guy. 27 July 2021.
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