HENDRIKS Olivier

Date of Birth: 28 Jul 2003

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T62

Place of birth: DELFT

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T64
	Men's 400m - T62	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T62 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
2	400m - T62	2019	Dubai, UAE	50.79
European Championships
1	100m - T64	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	11.41
1	400m - T62	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	49.18
2	400m - T62	2018	Berlin, GER	55.26
3	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-47/61-64	2018	Berlin, GER	45.63

Sports, gaming. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Languages spoken:

He took up Para athletics at age 12 in Delft, Netherlands. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

When he was younger he competed in able-bodied football before switching to Para athletics. He was then invited to an event at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he was scouted for the Dutch Paralympic talent team. "I enjoyed it more than football and people told me I was quite good at it." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; stgs.nl, 01 Dec 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (delftopzondag.nl, 02 Nov 2019)

He trains four to five times a week on the track with Rotterdam Athletics, and has two sessions a week at the Olympic Training Centre in Papendal, Netherlands. (Atletiekunie YouTube channel, 26 Nov 2020; atletiek.nl, 06 Nov 2019)

US Para sprinter Hunter Woodhall. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

His father, and coaches Fynn van Buuren and Brendan Troost. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

He was flag bearer for the Netherlands at the opening ceremony of the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. (IPC, 20 Aug 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T62 (IPC, 26 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born without the fibula bones in his legs and malformed feet. Both limbs have since been amputated. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; ecitydoc.com, 01 Nov 2015)

General
DISTANCE LEARNING
He uses online distance learning to catch up on school classes he misses due to his sporting career. He is also assisted by coach Arno Mul, who previously worked as a teacher. "I don't do much for school, although I have to do my best this year [speaking in 2019] to pass with better grades. I catch up by following the online teaching material and doing my homework, among other things. [Mul] was also a teacher, so he is allowed to test me." (atletiek.nl, 06 Nov 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/oli4_dft

Legend

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

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