Iris Pruysen (born 26 November 1987) is a Dutch retired Paralympic athlete who competed in sprinting and long jump at international elite competitions. She is a World champion and a European bronze medalist in long jump. Pruysen lost her lower right leg following a gas explosion on a boat at a sailing camp in IJsselmeer. She had her leg amputated a few days later in Erasmus Hospital in Rotterdam.[1][2]
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| Born | 26 November 1987 Zwijndrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ "Iris Pruysen - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Iris Pruysen can still make so much progress (in Dutch)". Atletiek.nl. 29 August 2012.