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Rose Welepa

Athletics

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T12, F12

Further personal information

Residence
Nouméa, NCL
Occupation
Sports Teacher
Languages
French

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She first tried Para athletics in 2009 at a multi-sport event at the Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Noumea, New Caledonia.
Club / Team
Club Athletique Jules Garnier [CAJG]: Nouméa, NCL
Name of coach
Olivier Deniaud, FRA

International debut

Year
2012
Competing for
France

General interest

Hobbies
Music. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
Awards and honours
In 2017 she received an acknowledgement from the government of New Caledonia in recognition of her sporting results. (lemagdugouv.nc, 11 Aug 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (la1ere.francetvinfo.fr, 14 Sep 2016)
Impairment
She was born with a visual impairment. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F12/13 Final Round 2012-09-02 8
Women's Shot Put F11/12 Final Round 2012-09-05 15
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Discus Throw F11/12 Final 1 2013-07-20 10
Women's Shot Put F12 Final 1 2013-07-27 9999
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T12 Heat 4 2016-09-08 9999
Women's Shot Put F12 Final Round 2016-09-14 8
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Discus Throw F12 Final 1 2017-07-21 6
Women's Shot Put F12 Final 1 2017-07-23 8