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Fanie Lombaard is an athlete and Paralympian from South Africa competing in P42 pentathlon and F42 throwing events.
He competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P42 event, a gold medal in the men's Discus throw - F42 event, a gold medal in the men's Shot putt - F42 event and a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw - F42 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's Discus throw - F42 event, a gold medal in the men's Shot putt - F42 event and a silver medal in the men's Javelin throw - F42 event. He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China where he won a bronze medal in the F42 shot putt and a gold medal in the F42 discus throw.
Lombaard is world record holder in F42 discus and P42 pentathlon events.
In 2011 Lombaard was suspended for 1 year after he failed a drug test for probenecid doping.