Krige Schabort
South African Paralympian
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| Intro | South African Paralympian | |
| Places | South Africa | |
| is | Athlete | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 9 September 1963, Somerset West | |
| Age | 61 years |
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Krige Schabort is a paralympic athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T54 distance events. He started to represent the USA after 2012.
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Krige competed in the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and marathon at the 2000 Summer Paralympics winning the silver medal in the T54 marathon. This was a feat he could not match in 2004 when competing in the 5000m, 10000m and marathon he failed to medal. He moved to America in 2012 and now represents United States at the Paralympics.
Schabort is a five-time Falmouth Road Race champion in the wheelchair division, winning most recently in August 12, 2012, with a time of 23 minutes, 53 seconds. He also won the Falmouth Mile race the night before, with a time of 3:20.
He lost his legs in 1987 during the South African Border War.