GENYN Peter

ATHLETICS

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	100m - T51	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	21.15
1	400m - T51	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:20.82
World Championships
1	200m - T51	2019	Dubai, UAE	37.90
1	100m - T51	2017	London, GBR	21.10
1	400m - T51	2017	London, GBR	1:21.63
1	100m - T51	2015	Doha, QAT	20.93
1	400m - T51	2015	Doha, QAT	1:22.66
2	100m - T51	2019	Dubai, UAE	20.50
European Championships
1	200m - T51	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	39.01
1	100m - T51	2018	Berlin, GER	22.82
1	200m - T51	2018	Berlin, GER	42.26
2	100m - T51	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	20.72

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
5	Mixed	2004	Athens, GRE
7	Mixed	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
7	Mixed	2010	Vancouver, BC, CAN
8	Mixed	2006	Christchurch, NZL

Junior (canadacupwcrugby.com, 23 Jun 2012)

Athlete, Motivational Speaker

Partner Veerle Laurens, son Vico [2020]

Dutch, English

Wapper VZW [Wommelgem, BEL]

Mieke Van Thuyne, BEL

He played wheelchair rugby for Belgium at the Paralympic Games in 2004 and 2012. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Sep 2012)

2014 for Belgium, Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

In July 2018 he required surgery after dislocating his hip. He recovered in time to compete at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (nieuwsblad.be, 22 Dec 2018; paralympic.org, 18 Dec 2018; Facebook page, 24 Jul 2018)

He broke his femur in 2013 after his wheelchair caught on a large steel pin protruding from the ground and brought him down. (paralympic.org, 17 Apr 2018)

In 2012 he broke his leg after he fell out of his wheelchair trying to avoid hitting a bicycle. He was advised it was too dangerous to play wheelchair rugby after the injury. (rtbf.be, 22 Dec 2018; paralympic.org, 18 Aug 2016)

He took up wheelchair rugby in 1993 and switched to Para athletics in 2013. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2018, 23 Oct 2015)

His parents encouraged him to continue to play sports after his injury. He played wheelchair rugby until November 2013, but had to stop after he broke his leg. He then began focusing on athletics. "I was always the fastest in rugby, so sprinting was a good alternative." (itmove.be, 01 Jan 2016; Athlete, 23 Oct 2015; gva.be, 23 Aug 2014; blog.arjo.be, 28 Aug 2020)

To retain his Paralympic titles in the T51 100m and 400m at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (atni.be, 24 Jun 2018)

Winning gold in the T51 100m and 400m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and winning gold in the 2009 IWAS Wheelchair Rugby European Championship with Belgium. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; Athlete, 19 Aug 2018)

His father. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

"Do everything to win, but keep it fair." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)

In 2017 and 2018 he was named Paralympic Athlete of the Year at the Sports Gala in Belgium. (rtbf.be, 22 Dec 2018; gva.be, 20 Dec 2017; Twitter profile, 17 Dec 2017)

He received the 2016 Paralympic Athlete of the Year award in Brasschaat, Belgium, as well as the 2016 Trofee Victor Boin [Victor Boin Trophy]. (hln.be, 30 Mar 2017) (sporza.be, 13 Jan 2017)

He was Belgium's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sporza.be, 19 Sep 2016)

He was named the 2014 G-Athlete of the Year at the Antwerp Provincial Sports Awards in Belgium. (gva.be, 18 Dec 2014)

He was named the Top 1.5 Player at the 2013 Wheelchair Rugby Challenge in Denmark. (paralympic.org, 2013)