Jaco Janse van Vuuren
South African Paralympic athlete
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Jaco Janse van Vuuren is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category F37 long jump and javelin events.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing  South Africa | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | Long Jump - F37 |
 | 1996 Atlanta | Javelin Throw - F36 |
Jaco first competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in the F34-37 long jump and winning a bronze medal in the F36 javelin. He returned in 2000 but was unable to medal in the javelin but did win a silver in the F37 long jump; he also competed as part of the South African 4 × 100 m team.[1]
