Biography
Amanda JENNINGS
 PADDLE AUSTRALIA
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| 07/10/1971 | |
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| NICKNAME: | AJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HOBBIES: | Spending time with family, friends and animals, horse riding, riding her motorbike. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of Impairment Limb deficiency (canoe.org.au, 17 May 2016) Origin of Impairment Acquired (canoe.org.au, 17 May 2016) Impairment Details In April 2012 she underwent surgery to amputate her right leg below the knee. She made the decision to remove the limb as a result of living in constant pain after injuring her knee 20 years earlier. Her injury had been aggravated by a condition that affected her central nervous system. (canoe.org.au, 17 May 2016; heraldsun.com.au, 20 Apr 2016; au.news.yahoo.com, 13 May 2014) Awards She was Australia's flag bearer at the 2016 World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. (canoe.org.au, 17 May 2016) She received the People's Choice Award at the 2015 Australian Canoeing Awards. (canoe.org.au, 15 Nov 2015) General BOAT She competes in a rainbow coloured boat, which she has named 'Douglas' or 'Doug' after US boxer James 'Buster' Douglas and World War II double amputee pilot Douglas Bader. "I am very excited to show off my new rainbow boat. It is about demonstrating that elite athletes can have fun at the same time." (canoe.org.au, 11 Feb 2016) |
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| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/AJReynoldsofficial/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TWITTER: | https://twitter.com/aj_dare2dream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INSTAGRAM: | https://www.instagram.com/aj_ratbagracing/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Macclesfield, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OCCUPATION: | Athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LANGUAGES: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | Aura Vale Lake (Sherbrooke Knox Canoe Club) 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| She began competing in the sport in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | Initially introduced as a favour for a close friend (compete in Murray Marathon). Gained an immediate enjoyment from the freedom of canoeing/kayaking provided as well as met some amazing people. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HERO/IDOL: | Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO: | "Anything is possible by being the best you can be and loving what you do." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AMBITIONS : | To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLUB: | Patterson Lakes Canoe Club (PLCC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NAME OF COACH: | Andrea KING (National) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH: | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAINING REGIME: | She has personal training sessions twice a week, and also does Pilates three times a week. She trains on the water every day. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: | Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CLASSIFICATION: | KL1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)
Results
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Aug 19 10:48 |
Women's 200m KL3 SENIOR Heats 1 |
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52.321
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Aug 20 14:20 |
Women's 200m KL3 SENIOR Final A |
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50.501
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