CHARLES Ishona

Grenada

Athletics

Date of Birth: 15 May 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F46

Birth Country:

Trinidad and Tobago

Place of residence : GRENADA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw - F46	9

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
13	Javelin Throw - F46	2019	Dubai, UAE	27.15

Hobbies:

Hiking, fishing, reading, playing sports. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Clerk

Education:

Business Management - St George's University, Grenada

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

St David's Track Blazers [Grenada]

Coach:

Paul Phillip [personal], GRN, from 2018; Josh Hazzard [personal]

Debut:

2019 for Grenada, in Tempe, AZ, United States (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Start:

She took up the javelin at age nine, and began Para athletics in 2018. (Grenada Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 18 May 2020; Athlete, 07 Nov 2019; paralympic.org, 28 Jun 2017)

Reason:

She was encouraged by her coach to take up Para athletics after she acquired her impairment. "I tried other sports such as football, netball and volleyball, but it was athletics which caught my attention the most. After what happened, my coach insisted I should go back to training. And I did." (paralympic.org, 28 Jun 2017)

Ambition:

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Grenada Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 18 May 2020)

Memorable:

Winning a gold medal in the F46 javelin at the 2019 Desert Challenge Games in Tempe, AZ, United States of America. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Hero:

Grenadian javelin thrower Anderson Peters. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Influence:

Coach Paul Phillip. "He's a father figure for us athletes." (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019; Grenada Sports YouTube channel, 21 Aug 2020)

Philosophy:

"I use my impairment as my motivation." (Grenada Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 18 May 2020)

General Interest

Classification
F46 (IPC, 05 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
Her left forearm was amputated as the result of an attack she experienced by a neighbour in 2005. "My ability to run saved my life. If I wasn't able to then I probably wouldn't be alive today." (Grenada Paralympic Committee Facebook page, 18 May 2020; paralympic.org, 28 Jun 2017)

General
TRAINING ABROAD
In September 2019, together with coach Josh Hazzard, she participated in a training programme for athletes and coaches at Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo, Japan. Earlier in 2019 she attended a training programme at Miami University in Oxford, OH, United States of America. (sportcaraibe.com, 04 Sep 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/StacyAnn.charles.7

Legend

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

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