SIEMONS Amy

Date of Birth: 18 May 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T34

Place of birth: EINDHOVEN

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : HELMOND

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T34	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T34 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	100m - T34	2012	London, GBR	19.49
2	Women's 200m T34	2012	London, GBR	34.16
4	100m - T34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	18.82
World Championships
2	100m - T34	2013	Lyon, FRA	19.15
3	100m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	18.99
3	Women's 200m T34	2013	Lyon, FRA	34.54
4	100m - T34	2019	Dubai, UAE	19.47
4	100m - T34	2017	London, GBR	18.98
6	400m - T34	2015	Doha, QAT	1:11.26
European Championships
3	100m - T34	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	19.69
4	100m - T34	2018	Berlin, GER	20.39

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Sports Administrator

Finance - Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, NED

Languages spoken:

2012 for Netherlands, European Championships in Stadskanaal, Netherlands (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

In 2017 her training was disrupted due to a chronic elbow injury. (ed.nl, 11 Jan 2018)

She took up the sport at age 20 in Helmond, Netherlands. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019, 13 Jul 2017)

She was inspired to take up the sport after watching the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2017)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Winning two silver medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc. (NPC media guide, 20 Oct 2015)

Her father, and her grandparents. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Every day I try to be a little bit better than the day before." (Athlete, 13 Jul 2017)

In 2012, 2013, and 2014 she was named Athlete of the Year in Helmond, Netherlands. (hac-helmond.nl, 13 Dec 2014; ed.nl, 09 Jan 2014; helmond.nl, 01 Dec 2012)

She was named the 2013 Para Athlete of the Year of North Brabant, Netherlands. (hac-helmond.nl, 13 Dec 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T34 (IPC, 26 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She has cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen at birth. She was born three months premature. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In July 2020 she became a member of athletes' commission for the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation [KNAU]. She is also a board member and treasurer of De Helmondse Atletiek Club [HAC Helmond] in Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2020)

BUSINESS
She is the owner of Amy Siemons Adminstratie & Nalatenschapcoaching, an inheritance administration company based in Helmond, Netherlands. (amysiemons.nl, 01 Jan 2021; Facebook page, 22 Oct 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2020; Facebook profile, 16 Oct 2020)

FOUNDATION
In 2014 she set up the Amy Siemons Foundation, the non-profit organisation that helps support the sporting career of athletes. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2020; Facebook page, 12 Sep 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/amy.siemons
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/amysiemonsfoundation/
Facebook Page 2: https://www.facebook.com/Siemonsadministratieennalatenschapscoaching/
https://instagram.com/amy.siemons/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-siemons-bba01428/
https://twitter.com/racing_amy
Athlete Website: http://www.amysiemons.nl

Legend

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

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