Krige Schabort

Krige Schabort (born 9 September 1963)[1] is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T54 distance events. He started to represent the US after 2012.

Krige Schabort
Personal information
Born9 September 1963 (1963-09-09) (age 57)
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Marathon - T54

Biography

Krige competed in the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and marathon at the 2000 Summer Paralympics winning the silver medal in the T54 marathon. This was a feat he could not match in 2004 when competing in the 5000m, 10000m and marathon he failed to medal.[2] He moved to America in 2012 and now represents United States at the Paralympics.[3]

Schabort is a five-time Falmouth Road Race champion in the wheelchair division, winning most recently on August 12, 2012, with a time of 23 minutes, 53 seconds. He also won the Falmouth Mile race the night before, with a time of 3:20.

He lost his legs in 1987 during the South African Border War.[4]

References
  1. "Krige Schabort". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03.
  2. "Paralympic Results & Historical Records". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. "Paralympic Results & Historical Records". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Krige Schabort - ITU World Triathlon Series". Retrieved 16 September 2016.


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