Roman Musil
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Roman Musil is a Paralympian
athlete
from the Czech Republic competing mainly in category F33 throwing events.
Roman has competed in three Paralympics over two sports. In 2000
he won two gold and a silver in the athletics class F33 Javelin (gold), shot putt )gold) and discus (silver) as well as a gold and bronze in the cycling class CP division 2 Mized Tricycle 5.4 km time Trial (gold) and Mixed Tricycle 1.9 km Time Trial. This would be his last time entering cycling events as in 2004
he won the gold in the shot putt F33/34 class but missed out in the discus. In the 2008
edition he competed in the combined F33/34/52 class javelin and shot and won ahis seventh medal, a bronze, in the discus.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from the Czech Republic competing mainly in category F33 throwing events.
Roman has competed in three Paralympics over two sports. In 2000
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
he won two gold and a silver in the athletics class F33 Javelin (gold), shot putt )gold) and discus (silver) as well as a gold and bronze in the cycling class CP division 2 Mized Tricycle 5.4 km time Trial (gold) and Mixed Tricycle 1.9 km Time Trial. This would be his last time entering cycling events as in 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
he won the gold in the shot putt F33/34 class but missed out in the discus. In the 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
edition he competed in the combined F33/34/52 class javelin and shot and won ahis seventh medal, a bronze, in the discus.