Jennette Jansen
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Jennette Jansen is a Paralympian
from the Netherlands
competing mainly in category TW4 wheelchair racing and later as a basketball player.
Jennette first appeared in the paralympics in the Athletics events of the 1992
Barcelona
games. There she aon two silvers in 5000m and marathon as well as bronze in the 1500m all in combined TW3-4 classes. By the time of the Atlanta games in 1996
she was part of the Dutch team in wheelchair basketball that won the silver medal, she continued competing as part of the team in 2000
and 2004
but without any further medal success.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
competing mainly in category TW4 wheelchair racing and later as a basketball player.
Jennette first appeared in the paralympics in the Athletics events of the 1992
1992 Summer Paralympics
The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...
Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
games. There she aon two silvers in 5000m and marathon as well as bronze in the 1500m all in combined TW3-4 classes. By the time of the Atlanta games in 1996
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
she was part of the Dutch team in wheelchair basketball that won the silver medal, she continued competing as part of the team in 2000
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
and 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
but without any further medal success.