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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Natalie_du_ToitNatalie du Toit - Wikipedia

    Natalie du Toit OIG MBE (/ d ʊ ˈ t ɔɪ /; [a] born 29 January 1984) is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games .

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Natalie-du-ToitNatalie du Toit | Achievements, Accident, Biography, & Facts

    Natalie du Toit (born January 29, 1984, Cape Town, South Africa) is a decorated former swimmer from South Africa who in Beijing in 2008 became the first female amputee to compete at the Olympic Games. Also that year she was one of the first two athletes to compete in both the Olympics and the Paralympics.

  4. www.paralympic.org › natalie-du-toitNatalie Du Toit - International Paralympic Committee

    The day Natalie du Toit made Olympic history Thirteen-time Paralympic champion is the first leg amputee swimmer ever to compete in the Olympic Games in the women's 10km open water race at Beijing 2008

    • January 29, 1984

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  6. www.paralympic.org › news › day-natalie-toit-madeNatalie du Toit is first amputee swimmer to compete in the ...

    Jul 26, 2024 · The day Natalie du Toit made Olympic history. Thirteen-time Paralympic champion is the first leg amputee swimmer ever to compete in the Olympic Games in the women's 10km open water race at Beijing 2008 26 Jul 2024. South Africa's Natalie du Toit competing in the 10km open water swimming race at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

  7. www.britannica.com › biography › Natalie-Du-Toit-TheNatalie du Toit: The Other-Abled Swimmer | Britannica

    Much more remarkable an achievement was the 16th-place finish in the 10,000-metre open-water event at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by South African swimmer Natalie du Toit, a 24-year-old amputee who came in just 1 min 22.2 sec behind the winner even though all her competitors were able-bodied. Du Toit had lost the lower half of one of her legs ...

  8. www.cnn.com › 2011 › WORLDDisabled swim star who wouldn't give up Olympic dream

    May 17, 2011 · Swimmer Natalie du Toit is the first female amputee to ever compete at the Olympics She's won gold medals at the Paralympics and the Commonwealth Games South African du Toit plans to retire after ...

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  10. www.paralympic.org › feature › no-30-silver-swansongNo. 30: Silver swansong for South Africa’s swimming great

    Aug 29, 2012 · South Africa’s Natalie du Toit is something of a legend. The 28-year-old was the first ever amputee to qualify for the Olympics, placing 16th in the 10km swim at Beijing 2008. With 13 Paralympic golds and 12 world-champion titles under her belt, she announced her retirement just days before the competition began in London.