JAMES Sheryl

Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T37

Place of birth: PRETORIA

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : MAKHADO

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T37	5
	Women's 200m - T37	4
	Women's 400m - T37	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T37 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T37 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T37 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T37 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T37 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	400m - T37	2019	Dubai, UAE	1:06.06
5	200m - T37	2019	Dubai, UAE	28.12
6	100m - T37	2019	Dubai, UAE	13.73

Takalani [a term that means 'be happy' or 'always smiling' in Africa], Makhadzi. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Playing polocrosse. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Farmer

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English

IsAbility Sports Club [Pretoria, RSA]

Gideon Joubert [personal]

Other sports:

She has twice completed the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. The annual event is an ultra marathon of approximately 89 kilometres. (zoutnet.co.za, 02 Mar 2019)

She took up the sport in 2018 at age 32 in Louis Trichardt, South Africa. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

She joined a sports club for able-bodied athletes and athletes with an impairment, where she was encouraged to start sprint training. (zoutnet.co.za, 02 Mar 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (zoutpansberger.co.za, 05 Apr 2019; zoutnet.co.za, 22 Nov 2019)

Competing at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Her parents, coach Gideon Joubert, her physiotherapist Elmien van der Goot. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019; zoutpansberger.co.za, 05 Apr 2019; zoutnet.co.za, 02 Mar 2019)

Philosophy:

"Go as hard and as fast for as long as you can, and when you fall, get up and go some more." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T37 (IPC, 24 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born with cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen at birth. She has hemiplegia with impaired muscle functionality on the right side of her body. (zoutnet.co.za, 02 Mar 2019; Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sheryl.james.7121

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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