FROTTEN Jessica

Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T53

Place of birth: WHITEHORSE, YT

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : REGINA, SK

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m - T53	8
	Women's 800m - T53
	Women's 1500m - T54
	4x100m Universal Relay CAN Canada

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m - T53 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T53 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T53 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 100m Universal Relay Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	4x100m Universal Relay	2019	Dubai, UAE	50.38
6	Women's 200m T53	2017	London, GBR	31.81
7	400m - T53	2019	Dubai, UAE	1:02.27
7	5000m - T54	2019	Dubai, UAE	12:17.43
7	800m - T53	2019	Dubai, UAE	2:02.74
7	800m - T53	2017	London, GBR	1:58.55
7	Women's 200m T53	2015	Doha, QAT	33.07
8	100m - T53	2015	Doha, QAT	20.02
9	100m - T53	2017	London, GBR	18.64
11	1500m - T54	2019	Dubai, UAE	3:47.88
11	400m - T53	2015	Doha, QAT	1:06.15
15	800m - T53	2015	Doha, QAT	2:11.84
DSQ	400m - T53	2017	London, GBR	DSQ
Commonwealth Games
DNF	1500m - T54	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	DNF
DNS	Marathon - T54	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	DNS

Arts. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN

Languages spoken:

Saskatoon Cyclones Road and Track Club [Canada]

Rick Reelie [personal], CAN

2014 for Canada, Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland (swsa.ca, 01 Jun 2014)

She crashed during the T54 1500m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, and needed more than a month to recover from her injuries. (yukon-news.com, 17 Jul 2018)

In 2016 she suffered from tendinitis in her shoulder. (yukon-news.com, 26 Apr 2017)

She first tried Para athletics in 2013 in Regina, SK, Canada, after borrowing a racing wheelchair from the Saskatchewan Wheelchair Sports Association. Her first major tournament was the 2013 Dogwood Track and Field Meet in Victoria, BC, Canada. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019; swsa.ca, 01 Jun 2014; indiegogo.com, 10 Dec 2013)

She was looking for ways to stay active. "I enjoy the challenge of setting personal goals and working hard to achieve them. I also enjoy being part of a team and meeting new people." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019; swsa.ca, 01 Jun 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (yukon-news.com, 20 Nov 2019)

In 2019 she won a Premier's Award of Excellence at the Government of Yukon's Celebration of Sport Excellence awards. The awards recognise athletes from Yukon, Canada, who achieve a level of excellence or a special level of accomplishment in their sport. (yukon.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

Classification
T53 (IPC, 23 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2009 she was a passenger in a car that crashed on the Alaska Highway in Canada. She sustained injuries to her spinal cord, punctured a lung, and broke both hands and one of her feet in the crash. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019; cbc.ca, 03 Jul 2014)

General
WHEELCHAIR THEFT
In June 2020 her racing wheelchair was stolen from her garage in Regina, SK, Canada. "It was custom built just for me, it doesn't fit anybody else. It's pretty much useless to anyone but me. It's not like a bicycle where you can hop on it and take off, someone had to really work to get that out of the garage. My heart just sunk because it's such an important part of my life and my training, and without it I'm kind of stuck." A US company replaced her wheelchair the following month. "The guys at Carbonbike USA are rockstars! They have been so helpful in replacing my stolen racer. They built this baby in record time." (Facebook profile, 11 Jul 2020, 12 Jun 2020; insidethegames.biz, 16 Jun 2020; regina.ctvnews.ca, 12 Jun 2020)

OCCUPATION
She works as a transition specialist for a Canadian medical supplies company based in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, which specialises in supplies and service for people with spinal cord injuries and spina bifida. (Facebook profile, 22 Feb 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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