Lara Baars

Lara Baars (born 23 December 1996) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete competing in shot put and discus throw events.[1] She was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.

Lara Baars

Personal information
Born	(1996-12-23) 23 December 1996
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Achondroplasia (short stature)
Disability class	F40
Event(s)	Discus throw Shot put
Medal record Para-athletics Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2016 Rio Shot put F40 World Championships 2015 Doha Shot put F40 European Championships 2018 Berlin Shot put F40 2018 Berlin Discus throw F41

She represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F40 event.[2]

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar she won the silver medal in the women's shot put F40 event.[3][4]

At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany she won the silver medal in the women's shot put F40 event and the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F41 event.