Jen Armbruster Explained

Nationality:American
Full Name:Jennifer Armbruster
Birth Place:Taipei
Alma Mater:University of Northern Colorado (BA)
Sam Houston State University (MA)[1]
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Jennifer "Jen" Armbruster (born February 12, 1975[2] in Taipei) is an American goalball player.

Early life

Born to Ken Armbruster whom served as Head Coach for the U.S. Women’s Goalball Team from 1996 to 2016.[3] Armbruster began losing her vision at 14, but continued to play in her school's basketball team, but her vision loss progressed to the point of being legally blind. She later lost her vision completely and therefore did not join the military like her father. Instead she found success in goalball and played at the 1992 Summer Paralympics and several Paralympic Games since. She has won a gold medal.[4]

Career

Armbruster was introduced to paralympic in 1990.In 1992, she competed in her first Paralympic Games.In 1996, she was part of the Team USA at the Atlanta where the team earned bronze.[5]

At the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, she helped the team to win silver medal after which she was elected flag bearer by all of the U.S. Paralympic team.[6]

Personal life

She was married to fellow teammate Asya Miller.[7] Her current wife is Jackie Bower, whom she shares a son and 3 other children with.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/jen-armbruster
  2. Web site: Jen Armbruster . London2012.com . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120909091940/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/armbruster-jen-5510398/ . 2012-09-09.
  3. Web site: Jennifer Armbruster: Goalball American Paralympic Athlete Profiles Medal Quest PBS . 2024-06-04 . www.pbs.org.
  4. Web site: Portland Tribune . August 6, 2015 . September 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160904132020/http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=113073: . live.
  5. Web site: Seven-time Paralympian, Jen Armbruster, Retires from Goalball . U.S. Association of Blind Athletes . 5 Sep 2017 . 4 Jun 2024.
  6. Web site: Multiple Paralympic goalball medallist Jen Armbruster retires . 2024-06-04 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  7. Web site: U.S. Paralympics . Oregon Live . Oregon Live . 2012-08-03 . 2013-12-04.