BUTTERFIELD Joanna

Date of Birth: 19 Mar 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F51

Place of birth: DONCASTER

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : GLASGOW

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Club Throw - F51	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Discus/Club	Women's Club Throw - F51 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Club Throw - F51	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	22.81
5	Discus Throw - F52	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	9.40
World Championships
1	Club Throw - F51	2015	Doha, QAT	21.44
2	Club Throw - F51	2019	Dubai, UAE	21.67
3	Discus Throw - F52	2015	Doha, QAT	8.96
4	Club Throw - F51	2017	London, GBR	22.54
DNS	Discus Throw - F52	2017	London, GBR	DNS
European Championships
2	Club Throw - F51	2018	Berlin, GER	21.53

Jo (Twitter profile, 25 Sep 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Forth Valley Flyers [Grangemouth, GBR]

Phil Peat [personal]; Shona Malcolm [personal]

Other sports:

She has played wheelchair rugby for the Caledonian Crushers in Glasgow, Scotland. (heraldscotland.com, 02 Jan 2016)

She underwent surgery in 2017 to treat an elbow injury that affected her participation at the 2017 World Championships in London, England, where she came fourth in the F51 club throw. (paralympic.org, 28 Mar 2018)

She competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite injuring tendons in her shoulder prior to the Games when a bus she was travelling on moved suddenly. (paralympic.org, 28 Mar 2018, 06 Jun 2017)

She began club throwing in March 2014 after first trying wheelchair rugby. (paralympic.org, 06 Jun 2017)

She was inspired to take up the sport after watching the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. She then attended a talent identification programme called Girls4Gold. (irwinmitchell.com, 18 Jan 2019; paralympic.org, 06 Jun 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (britishathletics.org.uk, 11 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"Build a good team around you, work to be the best version of you and never give up." (heraldscotland.com, 02 Jan 2016)

She was named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2017 New Year's Honours list. (paralympic.org, 31 Dec 2016)

Ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, she took part in the Queen's Baton Relay in the host city. (bbc.co.uk, 21 Jul 2014)

General Interest

Classification
F51 (IPC, 22 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (heraldscotland.com, 02 Jan 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (heraldscotland.com, 02 Jan 2016)

Impairment Details
In 2012 a tumour was discovered on her spinal cord. Despite being told there was only a 0.01% chance of paralysis following surgery to remove it, she woke up from the operation unable to move her body from the chest down. She spent six months in rehabilitation. "I can move my arms and thumbs, but I don't have any grip in my hands. I have no movement in my wrists. I have very little triceps, so I can't extend my arms in the air." (heraldscotland.com, 02 Jan 2016; glasgowchamberofcommerce.com, 02 Apr 2014)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In March 2016 she became a board member of Scottish Athletics. She also helped form the Caldedonian Crushers wheelchair rugby team in Glasgow, Scotland, and has served as chairperson of the club. (scottishathletics.org.uk, 11 Nov 2019; glasgowchamberofcommerce.com, 02 Apr 2014)

FORMER OCCUPATION
She served as a civil servant in the British Army before being medically discharged. (scottishathletics.org.uk, 11 Nov 2019; heraldscotland.com, 02 Jan 2016)

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Legend

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

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