Kenny van Weeghel

Kenny van Weeghel (born 16 September 1980 in Zwolle) is a Paralympic athlete from the Netherlands competing in the 100, 200 and 400 m T54 class wheelchair racing.

[2] He was elected Dutch handicapped sportsman of the year.

[3] In 2005 the World Championships in Athletics were held in Helsinki and T54 wheelchair racing was added to the program as an exhibition event.

In both the 100m and 200m he won the silver medal behind British athlete David Weir.

[4] In 2006, in Assen in the Netherlands, he became once more World Champion 200m, while taking second place (by a mere 0.01 s) on the 100 m behind David Weir.

Kenny van Weeghel on the left at the World Championships in Lyon in 2013.