Gérard van Opdorp
Gérard M. van Opdorp (16 November 1925 - 3 October 2003) was a Dutch Paralympic archer and wheelchair basketball player.
Van Opdorp became impaired due to the war.[1] He was part of the first Dutch team at the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1952.[2] As an archer he competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics and 1972 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver medal.[3] He also competed in wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics.
On 5 August 1963, he married Paralympic swimmer Delphine Ariens Kappers, who won the first ever gold medal at the Paralympic Games in 1960.[4]
He died in 2003 in Doorn at the age of 77.
References
- ↑ VOLKERS, VAN ONZE VERSLAGGEVER JOHN (2012-08-29). "Voorbeeld voor de ploeg van 2012". de Volkskrant (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "1952: The Stoke Mandeville Games go truly international". paralympicanorak. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "van Opdorp - Archery | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ↑ "60 jaar Nederland op de Spelen: "Als je vandaag wilt begrijpen, moet je op zoek gaan naar gisteren" | ParaWatcher" (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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