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Jana Schmidt

German flag
Germany
Athletics
1

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T42, F42

Further personal information

Family
Son Martin
Residence
Rostock, GER
Occupation
Athlete, Retired
Languages
German

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up athletics after her accident in 2006.
Why this sport?
The sport was initially part of her rehabilitation programme.
Club / Team
1 LAV Rostock: Germany
Name of coach
Peter Schorling [club]; Willi Gernemann [national], GER

International debut

Year
2007
Competing for
Germany
Location
Manchester, ENG

General interest

Impairment
She was involved in an accident in 2003 which caused permanent damage to her knees. (ard.ndr.de, 16 Mar 2010; rostock-sport.de, 16 Mar 2010; deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 2016)
Other information
OCCUPATION
She has worked as a coach for young athletes at LAV Waren/Muritz in Germany. (lvmv.de, 23 May 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F42-46 Final Round 5
Women's Javelin F42-46 Final Round 6
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Shot Put F42-46 Final 2011-01-22 5
Women's Long Jump F42 Final 2011-01-23 5
Women's 100 m T42 Final 2011-01-25 2
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump F42/44 Final Round 2012-09-02 14
Women's 100 m T42 Final Round 2012-09-05 3
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump T42 Final 1 2013-07-22 2
Women's Shot Put F42/44 Final 1 2013-07-24 1
Women's 100 m T42 Final 1 2013-07-27 2
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump T42 Final 1 2015-10-22 3
Women's 100 m T42 Heat 1 2015-10-29 3
Women's 100 m T42 Final 1 2015-10-30 4
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump T42 Final Round 2016-09-10 7
Women's 100 m T42 Final Round 2016-09-17 6
Women's 100 m T42 Heat 1 2016-09-17 3