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Andrea Hegen

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Germany
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
F46

Further personal information

Residence
Germany
Occupation
Athlete

Sport specific information

Name of coach
Steffi Nerius [national]
Coach from which country?
Germany

General interest

Hobbies
Fishing. (sport.bayer.de, 30 Nov 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens [bronze] and the 2008 Games in Beijing [silver] in the F42-46 javelin. (leverkusener-anzeiger.ksta.de, 04 Mar 2008; paralympic.org, 09 Apr 2013)
Impairment
She was born without her left forearm. (welt.de, 31 Aug 2008)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F42-46 Final Round 4
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F42-46 Final Round 3
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F42/44/46 Final Round 4
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F42-46 Final Round 2