FESEMYER Jenna

United States of America

Athletics

Date of Birth: 31 Jan 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T54

Place of residence : CHAMPAIGN, IL

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Athletics	Women's 1500m - T54
	Women's 5000m - T54	7
	Women's Marathon - T54	11

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 5000m - T54 Final	Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
Olympic Stadium	Women's Marathon - T54	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Playing guitar, reading, spending time with family. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Researcher, Student

Education:

Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Media and Communications - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Illinois Wheelchair Athletics [Champaign, IL, USA]

Coach:

Adam Bleakney [club]

Start:

She began wheelchair racing in 2013 while at high school. (wkyc.com, 29 Jul 2021; ohsaa.org, 01 Jan 2014)

Reason:

"I started wheelchair racing in 2013, which would have been my sophomore year of high school, and that was because the Ohio High School Athletic Association added wheelchair events to the state track meet. I fell in love with wheelchair racing right away after that." (wkyc.com, 29 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (fox8.com, 30 Jun 2021)

Training:

She covers more than 160 kilometres a week in training. (wkyc.com, 29 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Securing her place at the 2020 Paralympic Games with her performance at the 2021 US Paralympic Trials in Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. "Racing the 1500 at the Paralympic trials and crossing that finish line, that was a moment where I knew that I could have sealed the deal and be able to punch my ticket to Tokyo. That feeling is something I hope I remember forever." (wkyc.com, 29 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Her mother Cindy, and mentor Tristan Pisarczyk. (the-review.com, 10 Jun 2013; thecatholicpost.com, 28 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"The goal has never been to bring home a gold medal or to win a world record. The goal is to always take what I've learned and pass it forward to the future community of wheelchair athletes and disabled young boys and girls." (fox8.com, 30 Jun 2021)

Award:

While at high school she was named the 2014 National Girls' Field Athlete of the Year by US Paralympics. (ohio.com, 13 Nov 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T54, F57 (IPC, 04 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
She was born with a congenital femoral deficiency, which resulted in her left leg being amputated above the knee. (ohsaa.org, 01 Jan 2014; ohio.com, 21 May 2012)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in education, policy, organisation and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States of America, where she has also worked part-time as a graduate research assistant. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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