Gert van der Merwe was a Paralympic athlete from South Africa who competed mainly in category F37 throwing events. Gert started competing in the Paralympics in 1996 competing in the discus and shot put, winning gold in the latter. He also competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics where he defended his shot put title and also competed in the javelin and as part of the South African 4 × 100 m relay team. References Paralympic athletes of South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for South Africa Living people Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) South African male shot putters South African male javelin throwers South African male sprinters 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people