Vegan thrower medals in two events at Euro championships
Jorinde Van Klinken has had an amazing European Championship, taken two medals - in different events.
16 August 2026
The Dutch vegan was second only to her teammate in the Shot Put after throwing a personal best of 19.64 m to take the Silver.
In the discus she went one better, throwing over 70 metres to win Gold by over two metres.
Jorinde adds these to some fantastic previous performances including two Silvers in discus at previous European Championships and international placings.
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