Marieke Vervoort

Marieke Vervoort
Vervoort during the Run to walk again event in Tongerlo, September 2012
Personal information
NicknameWielemie[1][2][3]
National teamBelgium
Born(1979-05-10)10 May 1979[4]
Diest, Belgium[3][5]
Died22 October 2019(2019-10-22) (aged 40)
Diest, Belgium[6]
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportWheelchair racing
Disability classT52
Event(s)T52 100m, 200m, 400m, 1,500m, 5,000m
Medal record
Women's wheelchair racing
Representing  Belgium
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100m T52
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200m T52
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m T52
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m T52
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 100 m T52
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 200 m T52
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 400 m T52
IPC Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil 200m T52
Gold medal – first place 2016 Nottwil 1,500m T52
Gold medal – first place 2016 Nottwil 5,000m T52

Marieke Vervoort (10 May 1979 – 22 October 2019) was a Belgian Paralympic athlete with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. She won several medals at the Paralympics, and she received worldwide attention in 2016 when she revealed that she was considering euthanasia.

  1. ^ Sage, Adam (23 October 2019). "Paralympian Marieke Vervoort ends her life through euthanasia". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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  4. ^ "Paralympian Marieke Vervoort dies through euthanasia". 23 October 2019 – via www.rte.ie.
  5. ^ "Diest – mijn stad. EXPO 100% Wielemie" (PDF). Sportimonium. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Paralympian Marieke Vervoort dies by voluntary euthanasia, aged 40". ABC News. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.