Jess Hamill

New Zealand Paralympic athlete

  • Shot put F34: 7.84 m (2016, NR)
  • Discus F34: 6.61 m (2014, NR)
  • Javelin F34: 14.36 m (2016, NR)
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Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Shot put F34
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Shot put F32–34/52/53
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Assen Shot put F34
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Shot put F34
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London Shot put F34

Jessica Helen Gillan (née Hamill, born 20 July 1990) is a New Zealand paralympic athlete and shotputter. She represented New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, the latter where she won a bronze medal in the Women's shot put F34.[2]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the F34 Shot put for elite athletes with a disability.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Hamill won a silver medal in the women's shot put F34, earning her automatic qualification for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was officially confirmed to represent New Zealand at the Paralympics on 23 May 2016.[3]

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand Para-Athletics Records" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Results – Women's shot put F34 final – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Paralympics New Zealand name six track and field athletes for Rio". Stuff.co.nz. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

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