ROORDA Noelle

Netherlands

Athletics

Date of Birth: 19 May 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F46

Place of birth: AMSTELVEEN

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : AMSTELVEEN

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw - F46	2

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic St. - Standing Javelin	Women's Javelin Throw - F46 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	Javelin Throw - F46	2019	Dubai, UAE	39.36
European Championships
1	Javelin Throw - F46	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	39.72

Nickname:

Noot [Dutch for 'nuts'. "My family always called me Noot at home. A while ago my team and I were training in the dunes. My parents joined. When I ran uphill, my mum said 'come on Noot.' My coach looked at me and said, 'What did your mom say?' From that moment on my nickname is Noot." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Hobbies:

Playing tennis, board games. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Human Movement Studies, Sports and Recreation - ROC Top Sports Academy, Netherlands

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English

Club name:

AV Phanos [Amsterdam, NED]

Sporting relatives:

Her younger brother Fabian Roorda has played tennis at national youth level in the Netherlands. (dutchtennisfoundation.com, 29 Nov 2016; TAMN Facebook page, 17 Feb 2016)

Other sports:

She has played tennis at national youth level in the Netherlands. (dutchtennisfoundation.com, 29 Nov 2016)

Debut:

2019 for Netherlands, World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Injuries:

Illness disrupted her training ahead of the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (atletiek.nl, 05 Nov 2019)

Start:

She took up Para athletics in 2016. (unieksporten.nl, 31 Oct 2019; stichtingpara-atletiek.org, 2018)

Reason:

She was discovered by Dutch Para athlete Marlene van Gansewinkel during a Para athletics talent day. "[At the talent day] I played badminton and table tennis, because I had played tennis all my life. The fourth round was a free round and for that I actually wanted to choose archery, which seemed super cool to me. But when I wanted to fill up my water bottle, Marlene van Gansewinkel tapped me. She told me who she was and asked what I was going to do in the last round. She said I should come to athletics because I have long legs and I am thin." (unieksporten.nl, 31 Oct 2019; stichtingpara-atletiek.org, 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games. (atletiek.nl, 05 Nov 2019; stichtingpara-atletiek.org, 2018)

Training:

She trains six days a week. (Team Para Atletiek Facebook page, 07 Jun 2020)

Hero:

German javelin thrower Thomas Rohler. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Influence:

Coach Guido Bonsen. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

''Your impairment is only a problem if you make a problem of it. Think in possibilities, not in impossibilities.'' (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; stichtingpara-atletiek.org, 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T47, F46 (IPC, 26 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
She was born without her right forearm. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

General
SWITCHING DISCIPLINE
She trained in sprint events after taking up Para athletics in 2016 before switching to javelin in 2018. "[Sprinting] turned out not to be a great success. I had never done athletics before so I had no idea if I could really do it. Last year [2018], after the European Championships in Berlin, we changed the training and started doing fun things for a month where we could try other events like javelin, discus, and high jump. I had been saying for a long time that javelin seemed so much fun to me. And when I threw [the javelin] for the first time, my coach said, 'Wow, Noelle! Do that again'. So I threw a javelin two or three times and then I said to my coach, 'I don't know what you think, but I'm going to be a javelin thrower, period'. After that we completely changed my schedule and since then I have completely opted for javelin throwing." (Team Para Atletiek Facebook page, 07 Jun 2020; atletiek.nl, 05 Nov 2019; unieksporten.nl, 31 Oct 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/noelle.roorda

Legend

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

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