Martina Willing
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Martina Monika Willing is a Paralympian
athlete
from Germany
competing mainly in the field events.
Martina has a long history of competing in the paralympics, compting in all five summer games from 1992
in Barcelona
to 2008
in Beijing
as well as at the 1994
winter games in Lillehammer
winning at least one medal in each games. Across these 6 Games she has one 11 medals; 3 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. All three golds came in the javelin in 1992, 1996 and 2008. The silvers were 2 for shot putt in 2000 and 2008, 1one for discus in 1992 and a cross-country skiing relay medal in 1994. The bronze medals include the discus in 1996 and the three remaining shot putt competitions in 1992, 1996 and 2004.
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...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
competing mainly in the field events.
Martina has a long history of competing in the paralympics, compting in all five summer games from 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...
in 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...
to 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
as well as at the 1994
1994 Winter Paralympics
The 1994 Winter Paralympics, the sixth Winter Paralympics, were held in Lillehammer, Norway, from 10–19 March 1994. These Games marked the first time the Paralympic Winter Games were held in the same location as the Winter Olympics, a tradition that has continued through an agreement of cooperation...
winter games in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
winning at least one medal in each games. Across these 6 Games she has one 11 medals; 3 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze. All three golds came in the javelin in 1992, 1996 and 2008. The silvers were 2 for shot putt in 2000 and 2008, 1one for discus in 1992 and a cross-country skiing relay medal in 1994. The bronze medals include the discus in 1996 and the three remaining shot putt competitions in 1992, 1996 and 2004.