Joel de Jong | |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Birth Date: | 17 January 2002[1] |
Birth Place: | Sneek, Netherlands |
Sport: | Para-athletics |
Disability Class: | T63 |
Joel de Jong (born 17 January 2002) is a Dutch para-athlete. He represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
De Jong represented the Netherlands at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the long jump T63 and a bronze medal in 100 metres T63 events.[2] [3]
He represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the long jump T63 event with a world record jump of 7.68 metres, surpassing his previous world record of 7.67 metres.[1] [4]