About Jennette Jansen
Born 1968. Jennette Jansen is a Dutch basketball player and athletics competitor.
Jennette Jansen (born 17 April 1968) is a Paralympian from the Netherlands competing mainly in category TW4 wheelchair racing and later as a basketball player and cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's individual class 7, winning a gold medal, and in Women's road time trial H4–5 winning a bronze medal.
Career Jansen first appeared in the Paralympics in the Athletics events of the 1988 Seoul games, where she won three gold medals in athletics. By the time of the Atlanta games in 1996 she was part of the Dutch team in wheelchair basketball that won the silver medal, she continued competing as part of the team in 2000 and 2004 but without any further medal success. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where she won bronze in the H5 road race.
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Who is Jennette Jansen?
Paralympic athlete of the Netherlands
When was Jennette Jansen born?
Jennette Jansen was born on 17 April 1968 in Twenterand.
What is Jennette Jansen's occupation?
Jennette Jansen is a basketball player and athletics competitor.
What nationality is Jennette Jansen?
Jennette Jansen is Dutch.
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