Peter Genyn
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 December 1976 Brasschaat, Belgium |
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby Athletics |
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| Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wapper VZW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Veerle Laurens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2004, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Genyn (born 24 December 1976) is a Paralympian sportsman from Belgium. Initially Genyn competed as a wheelchair rugby player before switching to track and field athletics in 2014 where he competes in category T51 sprint events. In 2016 he became the world record holder in the T51 men's 400 metres sprint.
Genyn was born in Brasschaat, Belgium in 1976. In 1990 he jumped into a shallow pond, breaking his neck which resulted in tetraplegia. He has a degree in computer science.
Genyn took up wheelchair rugby shortly after his accident in 1993, and was classified as a 1.5 player. He represented Belgium at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens where the team ended sixth overall. As well as his Paralympic appearance Genyn was also part of the Belgium team at two IWRF World Championships, at Christchurch in 2006 (finishing 8th) and Vancouver in 2010 (7th). His highlight as a Wheelchair rugby player came in 2009 when he was part of the Belgium team that beat Sweden in the final of the 2009 IWRF European Championship. Genyn followed this with a second Paralympic appearance when Belgium qualified for London 2012 after finishing third in the 2011 European Championship. Genyn's wheelchair rugby career came to an end in November 2013 after he broke his leg.
After the end of his wheelchair rugby career Genyn switched to track and field athletics. Genyn switched to sprinting as he always saw himself as the fastest member of the Belgian rugby team. After being classified as a T51 athlete, Genyn appeared at his first major international competition when he represented Belgium at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea. He took part in two events, the 100 and 400 metres sprints. Genyn won two silver medals, beaten in both by Finland's Toni Piispanen, another ex-wheelchair rugby player.
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