Alex Hermans is a former

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. He competed mainly in category F36 shot put events. He competed in the

1980 Summer Paralympics The 1980 Summer Paralympics ( nl, Paralympische Zomerspelen 1980), branded as the Olympics for the Disabled, were the sixth Summer Paralympic Games. They were held in Arnhem, Netherlands, from 21 to 30 June 1980. Background The Soviet Union, h ...

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. There he won a gold medal in the men's Shot put - CP C event and a gold medal in the men's Long jump - CP C event. He also competed at the

1984 Summer Paralympics The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, canonically the 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. There were two separate competitions: one in Stoke Mandeville, England, United Kingdom for wheelchair athletes ...

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winning a gold medal in the men's Discus throw - C6 event, a gold medal in the men's Shot put - C6 event and went out in the quarter-finals of the men's 100 metres - C7 event. He also competed at the

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winning a gold medal in the men's Shot put - C6 event. He also competed in the

1992 Summer Paralympics )( es, Deporte Sin Límites) , nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD) , athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD) , opened_by = Queen Sofía , opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD) , closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD) , eve ...

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. There he won a gold medal in the men's Shot put - C6 event and finished seventh in the men's Discus throw - C7 event. He also competed at the

1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internationa ...

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., a silver medal in the men's Shot put - C6 event and finished fourth in the men's Discus throw - C7 event. He also competed at the

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...

in Sydney, Australia winning a bronze medal in the men's Shot put - F36 event and finished fifth in the men's Discus throw - F36 event.

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* Paralympic athletes of Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Belgium Paralympic silver medalists for Belgium Paralympic bronze medalists for Belgium Living people Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Belgian male shot putters Belgian male long jumpers Belgian male discus throwers {{Paralympic-medalist-stub