David Roos
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paralympic athletics | ||
Competitor for  South Africa
| ||
| Gold | 2011 World Championships | 4x100m - T42-46 |
| Paralympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Long Jump - F46 |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | High Jump - F46 |
David Roos (born 29 May 1982 in Queenstown, RSA) is a Paralympian athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F46 sprints, long and high jump events.[1]
Roos has competed in three Paralympic Games. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics he competed in the T46 100 metres and F46 long jump as well as winning a bronze medal in the F46 high jump. Four years later in Athens in 2004 he went home without a medal after competing in the T36 200m, F46 long jump and F44/46 high jump. He had better luck in the 2008 Summer Paralympics winning a silver in the F46 long jump and competed in the T45 100 and 200 metres and the F44/46 high jump.[2] In 2011 he won a Gold Medal at the IPC World Championships as part of the South African team for the Men's 4 x 100 metres relay.
References
- ↑ David Roos, retrieved 7 September 2012
- ↑ David Roos, retrieved 7 September 2012
External links
- David Roos's profile on paralympic.org