Martina Willing
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Full name | Martina Monika Willing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1959-10-03) 3 October 1959 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Blind and paraplegic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F56 (F11 until 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin, Discus, Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martina Monika Willing (born 3 October 1959) is a Paralympic athlete from Germany competing in field events. She is both blind and paraplegic. Until 1994 she competed in the F11 classification for vision impaired athletes; following her paralysis, she returned to competition as a seated thrower. Willing has competed and medalled in eight Paralympic Games[1] – all seven summer games from 1992 in Barcelona to 2016 in Rio as well as at the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer. Complications during knee surgery following a fall at the Lillehammer Paralympics led to her paralysis.[2][3][4]
As of May 2017[update], she is world record holder in both F11 and F56 javelin, and P11 pentathlon events.
Willing won the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award in 2000. She worked as a biologist, but has now retired. [citation needed]
References
- ^ "Martina Willings Kunststück: 8. Paralympics, 8. Medaille" (in German). Südwest Presse. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Athlete Bio – Martina Willing". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Martina Willing: First blinded, then paralyzed, now silver" (in German). RP Online. 22 October 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Martina Willing brings silver in the javelin" (in German). RBB Online. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
- Martina Willing at the International Paralympic Committee
- Martina Willing at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Martina Willing at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
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