David Roos (born 29 May 1982 in Queenstown) is a Paralympian athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F46 sprints, long and high jump events.[1]
Roos has competed in three Paralympic Games. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics he competed in the T46 100 metres and F46 long jump as well as winning a bronze medal in the F46 high jump. Four years later in Athens in 2004 he went home without a medal after competing in the T46 200m, F46 long jump and F44/46 high jump. He had better luck in the 2008 Summer Paralympics winning a silver in the F46 long jump and competed in the T46 100 and 200 metres and the F44/46 high jump.[2] In 2011 he won a gold medal at the IPC World Championships as part of the South African team for the Men's 4 x 100 metres relay.
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- ^ "David Roos", whoswho.co.za, retrieved 7 September 2012
- ^ "David Roos", paralympic.org, retrieved 7 September 2012
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