Amy Siemons

Amy Siemons
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1985-05-18) May 18, 1985
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Wheelchair racing
Disability class T34
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
2012 LondonT34 100 m
2012 LondonT34 200 m
IPC Athletics World Championships
2013 LyonT34 100 m
2013 LyonT34 200 m
2015 DohaT34 100 m
IPC Athletics European Championships
2014 SwanseaT34 100 m
2014 SwanseaT34 800 m
Updated on 7 Dec 2014.

Amy Siemons (born 18 May 1985) is a Dutch wheelchair racer. Diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy and scoliosis, she took up athletics in 2005 and began to compete seriously in 2010. Her disability classification is T34. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, she came second in both the 100 m and 200 m events. At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships she won silver in the 100 m and bronze in the 200 m. In 2014, she won silver in the 100 m and bronze in the 800 m at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Infostrada Sports. "Biographies". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 December 2014. (search for Siemons)



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