Martina Willing
German para athletics competitor
About Martina Willing
Born 1959. Martina Willing is a German paralympic athlete, cross-country skier, biathlete and athlete.
Martina Monika Willing (born 3 October 1959) is a Paralympic athlete from Germany competing in field events. She is both blind and paraplegic. Until 1994 she competed in the F11 classification for vision impaired athletes; following her paralysis, she returned to competition as a seated thrower. Willing has competed and medalled in eight Paralympic Games – all seven summer games from 1992 in Barcelona to 2016 in Rio as well as at the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer. Complications during knee surgery following a fall at the Lillehammer Paralympics led to her paralysis.
, she is world record holder in both F11 and F56 javelin, and P11 pentathlon events.
Willing won the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award in 2000. She worked as a biologist, but has now retired.
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Who is Martina Willing?
German para athletics competitor
When was Martina Willing born?
Martina Willing was born on 3 October 1959 in Pasewalk.
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Martina Willing is a paralympic athlete, cross-country skier, biathlete and athlete.
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Martina Willing is German.
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