Fleur Jong

Fleur Jong
Jong with the Gouden Spike award (June 2021)
Personal information
Born (1995-12-17) 17 December 1995 (age 28)
Purmerend, Netherlands[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityAmputated limbs after bacterial blood infection
Disability class
  • T62 (2018 – present)
  • T43 (until 2018)
Events
Coached byGuido Bonsen
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Long jump T64
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Long jump T64
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m T64
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Long jump T64
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 100 m T64
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Long jump T64
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe 100 m T64
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 200 m T44
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz 100 m T64
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz Long jump T64

Fleur Jong (Dutch: [fløːr ˈjɔŋ]; born 17 December 1995)[2] is a Dutch Paralympic athlete. She won the gold medal in the women's long jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.[3] As of September 2023, her world record in this event is 6.74 metres.[4]

Jong is a gold medalist in the women's 100 metres T64 and women's long jump T64 events at the World Para Athletics Championships and the World Para Athletics European Championships. She won the gold medal in both her events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France and in both events at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

  1. ^ Admiraal, Natasja (31 May 2019). "Paralympisch Sporter Fleur Jong – 'Dankzij de atletiek zie ik in alles een uitdaging'". Zest Magazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's long jump T64 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Fleur Jong verpulvert eigen wereldrecord met 26 centimeter, ook Femke Bol schittert in Brussel". AD (in Dutch). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.