Rene Ahrens from

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

is an Australian Paralympic athlete and

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er. At the

1980 Arnhem Paralympics The 1980 Summer Paralympics (), 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, hosts of the 1980 Summer Olympics, wer ...

, he won a bronze medal in the Men's Discus 5 event and participated in the

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. Eight years later, he won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics in the Men's Discus 6 event.

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