Derrick Hyman is a

paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-dev ...

from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

competing mainly in category THW6 shot and javelin events. Derrick 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 ...

in the shot put and javelin, winning the javelin in a new world record but only managing seventh in the shot put.

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* Paralympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for South Africa Living people Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) South African male javelin throwers South African male shot putters Wheelchair javelin throwers Wheelchair shot putters Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic shot putters {{SouthAfrica-Paralympic-medalist-stub