Willem Noorduin

Who is Willem Noorduin?

Willem Noorduin is a Paralympian athlete from Netherlands competing mainly in category F36 shot putt and discus events.

Noorduin has competed in 6 Paralympics always in shot putt and discus events. His first appearance was in Barcelona in 1992 where he won the silver medal in the C5 discus. In 1996 in Atlanta he went musch better winning gold in both shot putt and discus. The 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney saw him defend his gold medal in the shot putt in the F35 class but only managing bronze in the discus. 2004 saw him win two silvers, this was followed in 2004 by a silver in the discus and a bronze in the shot putt. The 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing were the first time Noorduin had been to the Paralympic Games and not won a medal.