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Hilton Langenhoven

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Hilton Langenhoven
Medal record
Track and field (F12)
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Pentathlon - P12
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing LJ - F12
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens LJ - F12
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 400m - T12
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 100 metres T12
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 200 m T12
Hilton Langenhoven at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Hilton Langenhoven (born 21 June 1983)[1] is a South African athlete and three time Paralympic Champion, competing mainly in category F12 (visual impairment) long jump events. He was born in Somerset West, Western Cape.[1]

He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a silver medal in the men's Long jump - F12 event, finished eighth in the men's 100 metres - T12 event, finished eighth in the men's 200 metres - T12 event and finished fifth in the men's Javelin throw - F12 event. At the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, he won a silver medal in the 100 metres T12 event.[1] He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, a gold medal in the men's 200 metres - T12 event, a gold medal in the men's Long jump - F12 event and a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event

References

  1. ^ a b c "Langenhoven Hilton". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 24 January 2012.