Johannes Floors

Johannes Floors

Johannes Floors (2017)

nation

Germany

birthday

8th February 1995 (age 25)

place of birth

Bissendorf , Germany

job

Orthopedic mechanic / student

Career

discipline

100-meter run , 200-meter run ,
400-meter run , 4 x 100-meter relay

society

TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (since 2013)

Trainer

Stefan Press, formerly: Sara Grädtke

status

active

Medal table

Paralympic Games	1 ×	0 ×	0 ×
IPC world championships	6 ×	1 ×	1 ×
IPC European Championships	6 ×	1 ×	1 ×

Paralympic Games
gold	Rio de Janeiro 2016	4 × 100 m
World Championships for the Disabled
gold	Doha 2015	4 × 100 m
bronze	Doha 2015	400 m
gold	London 2017	200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m
silver	London 2017	100 m
gold	Dubai 2019	100 m, 400 m
IPC European Championships
gold	Grosseto 2016	200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m
bronze	Grosseto 2016	100 m
gold	Berlin 2018	200 m, 400 m, 4 × 100 m
silver	Berlin 2018	100 m

last change: November 19, 2019

Johannes Floors (born February 8, 1995 in Bissendorf , Lower Saxony ) is a German athlete in disabled sports (class T / F43 , since January 1, 2018 class T62 ). He specializes in the sprint courses.

Athletic career

Johannes Floors was born with a fibula gene defect; his feet were deformed and his calves too short. He was in constant pain. At the age of 16 he decided to have his lower legs amputated; he called this decision "the best of his life". He learned the profession of orthopedic technician and then began studying mechanical engineering . Before the amputation he was active as a swimmer, with prostheses he switched to running.

In 2014, Floors won silver in the 100-meter run with his personal best at the IWAS World Junior Games in Stoke Mandeville and came fourth in both the 200 and 400-meter runs .

In 2015 he won gold three times at the IWAS World Junior Games in Stadskanaal : over 100 m, 200 m and 400 m.

In 2016, Floors started at the World Athletics Championships for the disabled in Grosseto and won each time with a European record in the 200 m and the 4 x 100 m relay . With a personal best, he won gold on the stadium lap. He finished the 100-meter sprint on the bronze rank. At the 2016 Paralympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro , Flors won the gold medal with the 4 x 100 meter relay. For this, Floors received the Silver Laurel Leaf on November 1, 2016 .

In July 2017, he won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the World Championships in Athletics for the disabled in London after the US team was disqualified. He also won gold and silver over 100 m over 200 m and 400 m.

In 2018, Floors again won the 200 m and 400 m at the IPC European Athletics Championships in Berlin and again took silver in the 100 m. In the 4 x 100 meter relay with Markus Rehm , Phil Grolla and Felix Streng , he won gold with a championship record in 41.42 seconds.

At the World Athletics Championships for the disabled in Dubai in 2019 , he won gold twice, over 100 meters and over 400 meters. He set new world records over both routes. On December 14, 2019, he was a guest in the current ZDF sports studio.