Michael Louwrens

Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Competitor for  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Shot Putt - F56
Gold	2000 Sydney	Shot Putt - F57
Gold	2004 Athens	Shot Putt - F57

Michael Louwrens is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F57 shot putt and discus events.

Michael won three Paralympic gold medals in the shot putt winning in 1996, 2000 and 2004. At each of these games he also competed in the discus but was unable to win a medal in the discus. His fourth and final games came in 2008 but could only finish fifth in the shot putt, the first time in the Paralympics that he had not won the gold medal. ^[1]

References

1. ^ profile on paralympic.org

Persondata
Name	Louwrens, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	South African Paralympian
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