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Johannes Floors of Germany celebrates after winning gold in the final of the mens 200m T43 at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.

Johannes Floors

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New to the Ones to Watch list for 2018, Floors cemented his place as a key contender in Para athletics after winning three gold medals at the London 2017 World Championships.

The German double-amputee sprinter had already shown great potential in 2016, just one year after making his senior international debut.

Floors, a former Para swimmer, won three gold medals at the Grosseto 2016 European Championships in Italy, finishing first in the 200m T44, 400m T44 and as part of the formidable German 4x100m T42-47 relay quartet, with which he also won gold at the 2015 World Championships.

Injury struck at Rio 2016 however, as Floors celebrated anchoring the German relay team home to gold, hurting his leg in the process. He was unable to compete in the 400m T44, the event he had won world bronze at in Qatar the previous year. Over-exuberant celebrations are consequently a thing of the past.

At London 2017 he was back in terrific form, winning 200m and 400m T43 gold as well as silver in the men’s 100m T44 behind Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock. Relay gold once again went Germany’s way as Floors brought home the baton behind the US team who were subsequently disqualified for a lane infringement.

Floors was born with no fibulae, shortened shins and underdeveloped feet. At age 16 he chose to have his lower legs amputated.

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T44 Heat 1 2015-10-24 6
Men's 200 m T44 Final 1 2015-10-25 4
Men's 400 m T44 Final 1 2015-10-27 3
Men's 100 m T44 Heat 1 2015-10-29 10
Men's 4x100 m T42-47 Final 1 2015-10-31 1
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T44 Heat 2 2016-09-08 6
Men's 200 m T44 Heat 2 2016-09-11 3
Men's 4x100 m T42-47 Final Round 2016-09-12 1
Men's 200 m T44 Final Round 2016-09-12 4
Men's 400 m T44 Heat 1 2016-09-14 9999
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T44 Final 1 2017-07-16 2
Men's 100 m T44 Heat 1 2017-07-16 3
Men's 400 m T43 Final 1 2017-07-17 1
Men's 200 m T43 Final 1 2017-07-22 1
Men's 4x100 m T42-47 Final 1 2017-07-23 1
Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T64 Heat 3 2019-11-10 1
Men's 100 m T64 Final 1 2019-11-11 1
4x100 m Universal Relay Heat 3 2019-11-14 9999
Men's 400 m T62 Final 1 2019-11-15 1
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T64 Heat 1 2021-08-29 1
Men's 100 m T64 Final 2021-08-30 3
Men's 400 m T62 Final 2021-09-03 1