HAMMAN Reinhardt

Date of Birth: 20 Feb 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F38

Place of birth: CAPE TOWN

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : STRAND

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw - F38	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic St. - Standing Javelin	Men's Javelin Throw - F38 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Javelin Throw - F38	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	50.96
World Championships
1	Javelin Throw - F38	2015	Doha, QAT	50.06
1	Men's Javelin Throw F37/38	2013	Lyon, FRA	45.72
2	Javelin Throw - F38	2017	London, GBR	50.48
2	Men's Shot Put F38	2015	Doha, QAT	13.37
3	Javelin Throw - F38	2019	Dubai, UAE	54.63
5	Men's Shot Put F38	2013	Lyon, FRA	11.67
Commonwealth Games
3	Men's Shot Put F38	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	13.15

Reinie (Facebook profile, 04 Dec 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Marketing, Photographer

Hospitality Management, Tourism - University of Cape Town, South Africa

Wife Danielle, daughter Cora [2019]

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English

2013 for South Africa, World Championships in Lyon, France (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)

He was affected by a back spasm prior to competing at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (paralympic.org, 05 Apr 2018)

He sustained an elbow injury in 2017. (teamsa.co.za, 01 Jun 2017)

He underwent knee surgery in late 2016. He returned to competition in April 2017, but was still affected by the injury. (sascoc.co.za, 04 Apr 2017)

He took up athletics at age 13 at Vista Nova Primary School in Rondebosch, South Africa. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015; peoplespost.co.za, 21 May 2013)

As his talent emerged, he gradually fell in love with the sport. "It was just one of those days where we had to attend our physical training, and my occupational therapist said I must pick up discus, shot put, or javelin. So I picked up the discus. I threw it in the school grounds and then they realised that I had talent for the sport. The challenge to improve my own personal bests is what drives me to continually compete." (Game On Media YouTube channel, 11 May 2016; Facebook page, 22 Sep 2014; peoplespost.co.za, 21 May 2013)

Finnish javelin thrower Tero Pitkamaki, Czech javelin thrower Jan Zelezny. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)

He listens to electronic dance music before competing. (theperformancekitchen.co.uk, 10 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"See the ability in every disability." (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)

He was named the 2019 Sportsman of the Year at the Cape Winelands Sport Awards in South Africa. (Facebook page, 06 Sep 2019)

He was named the 2013 Newcomer of the Year by the Maties ParaSport Club in Stellenbosch, South Africa. (Facebook page, 22 Sep 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T37, F38 (IPC, 01 Mar 2021)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age five. He then underwent an operation to lengthen the tendon in his right leg, and wore a prosthetic until age 12 to keep his foot in position and ensure the muscle and the tendon grew correctly. (Facebook page, 22 Sep 2014; sagoodnews.co.za, 07 May 2013)

General
PHOTOGRAPHY
He is a professional sports photographer, and in 2017 he was nominated for the Photographer of the Year award at the South African Sports Awards. He focuses mainly on Para sport. "It's such a nice escape from competing and having to constantly focus on your event. I can see the Paralympic movement through a different perspective." (Facebook page, 05 Apr 2020; paralympic.org, 05 Apr 2018)

RETIREMENT AND RETURN
In 2009 he quit the sport following the disappointment of failing to qualify for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. He returned to competition in March 2013. (peoplespost.co.za, 21 May 2013)

RIO DEDICATION
He dedicated his gold medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to his father, who died in March 2016. "Sitting with a bad knee, I was contemplating whether to actually stop halfway through [the javelin event], but the thought of my dad screaming in my head, that is something that kept me going. Everything is for him. This is in his honour." (sport24.co.za, 16 Sep 2016)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as athlete representative and media officer at the South African Sports Association for Physically Disabled [SASAPD]. (sasapd.org.za, 24 Mar 2019; sasapd.org.za, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/reinhardt.hamman
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/reinhardtjavelin
Facebook Page 2: https://www.facebook.com/reinhardthammanphotography
https://instagram.com/reinhardt_javelin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/reinhardt-hamman/63/761/1b4
https://twitter.com/reinie_javelin
Athlete Website: http://reinhardthamman.co.za

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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