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.

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Lara Baars

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Born	(1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Achondroplasia (short stature)
Disability class	F40
Events	Discus throw Shot put
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F40 World Championships 2015 Doha Shot put F40 European Championships 2018 Berlin Shot put F40 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F40 2018 Berlin Discus throw F41 2021 Bydgoszcz Discus throw F41

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Baars 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, Baars 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, Baars won the silver medal in the women's shot put F40 event and the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F41 event.^[5] The following year, she competed in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she finished in 5th place with a new personal best of 7.47 m.^[6]

Baars won two medals at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland: she won silver in the shot put F40 event and bronze in the discus throw F41 event.^[7]