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Jeny Velazco Reyes

Athletics
1

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Leg length difference
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
F57

Further personal information

Occupation
Athlete

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2004.
Why this sport?
She loves the adrenaline rush of competition, the feeling of throwing, and seeing the javelin flying smoothly through the air.
Club / Team
Tlaxcala: Mexico
Name of coach
Juan Manuel Castillo, Vinicio Tonix, Martin Diaz Lopez

International debut

Year
2004
Competing for
Mexico

General interest

Hobbies
Reading, music, basketball. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011; lajornadadeoriente.com.mx, 11 Dec 2008 )
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a bronze medal in the F57-58 javelin at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (sndigital.mx, 16 Oct 2012)
Most influential person in career
Her father. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011)
Hero / Idol
US basketballer Michael Jordan. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"In life nothing is impossible." (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011)

"My motivations? Well, I am encouraged when I see young people looking up to me, and when every single thing that I win reflects every day of hard training." (sndigital.mx, 16 Oct 2012)
Impairment
Her impairment is due to polio. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F57/58 Final Round 3
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F57/58 Final 2011-01-25 1
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Javelin F57/58 Final Round 2012-09-06 11