Iris Pruysen
Dutch Paralympic athlete (born 1987)
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Born | (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36) Zwijndrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iris Pruysen (born 26 November 1987) is a Dutch retired Paralympic athlete who competed in sprinting and long jump at international elite competitions. She is a World champion and a European bronze medalist in long jump. Pruysen lost her lower right leg following a gas explosion on a boat at a sailing camp in IJsselmeer. She had her leg amputated a few days later in Erasmus Hospital in Rotterdam.[1][2]