Pieter Gruijters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pieter Gruijters

Dutch paralympian

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1967

Place of Birth: Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Pieter Gruijters (born 24 July 1967) is a Paralympic athlete from Netherlands competing F56 seated throws and P56 pentathlon events. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece.
There he won a silver medal in the men's Pentathlon - P54-58 event, a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw - F55-56 event and finished eleventh in the men's Shot putt - F56 event.
He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.
There he won a gold medal in the men's Javelin throw - F55-56 event and finished seventh in the men's Shot put - F55-56 event He is world record holder in javelin for F56 classified athletes.