Suzan Verduijn
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Born28 October 1983
Hoorn, Netherlands
SportParalympic athletics
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Suzan Verduijn-Stieltjes (born 28 October 1983) is a Dutch retired Paralympic athlete who competed at international track and field competitions, she was European champion in long jump and has competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Verduijn had her lower leg amputated following post-traumatic dystrophy in her ankle which she sprained when she was eleven years old.[2]
Following retirement from para-athletics after the London Paralympics so that she could continue her university studies, she became a general practitioner after graduating with a bachelor's degree in medicine.[3]