Ebert Kleynhans

Who is Ebert Kleynhans?

Ebert Kleynhans is a paralympic swimmer from South Africa competing mainly in category B3 events.

Ebert competed at three Paralympics winning three gold medals and one bronze. His first games were in 1996 where he won the 50m freestyle in a new games record he then finished second in the 100m freestyle behind Canadian Walter Wu who set a new games record, he wasn't as successful in either then longer distance 400m freestyle finishing fifth or the other strokes finishing fifth in the 100m butterfly and being disqualified in the breaststroke. The following two games in 2000 and 2004 he competed in the 50m and 100m freestyle and the 100m butterfly, at the 2000 games he defended his 50m freestyle title in a new world record time and added the 100m freestyle and finished sixth in the 100m butterfly. At the 2004 games he could only manage seventh in the 50m freestyle and eighth in the 100m freestyle as well as missing out on the final of the 100m butterfly.