Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Ian Newman | ||
Date of birth | January 17, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
Medal record | ||
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Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing South Africa | ||
Paralympic Games | ||
2004 Athens | Javelin Throw – F36/38 | |
2008 Beijing | Javelin Throw – F35/36 |
Nicholas Ian Newman is a Paralympian athlete from Bloemfontein, South Africa competing mainly in category F36 javelin events. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece where he did not win a medal in the F36 shot putt but continued on to win the gold medal in the F36/38 javelin competition. Four years later in Beijing, China he finished third when attempting to defend his title in the F36/38 javelin. 2013 he went to World championships for Triathlon and it was held in London where he finished in 13th place