Daniel Erasmus is a South African athlete who won twelve medals at the Paralympic Games. At the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Erasmus competed in athletics and medalled in all four of his events, taking gold in the discus and shot put and silver in the club throw and javelin. At the 1968 games in Tel Aviv, Israel, he took part in five athletics events and medalled in four, taking gold in shot put and javelin and silver in club throw and discus. He also competed in lawn bowls that year, winning the singles event and taking second in pairs. His last Paralympic appearance was at the 1972 games in Heidelberg, West Germany, where he took silver in shot put and bronze in javelin. References Living people Paralympic athletes of South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic lawn bowls players of South Africa Lawn bowls players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for South Africa Paralympic silver medalists for South Africa Paralympic bronze medalists for South Africa Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics South African male bowls players Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic medalists in lawn bowls South African male discus throwers South African male shot putters South African male javelin throwers Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic shot putters Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic club throwers 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people