Jess Hamill Explained

Jess Hamill
Birth Name:Jessica Helen Hamill
Full Name:Jessica Helen Gillan
Birth Date:20 July 1990
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Education:Verdon College
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Athletics
Disability Class:F34
Club:Athletics Taieri
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Jessica Helen Gillan (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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Zealand Para-Athletics Records . 4 April 2016 . Athletics New Zealand . 5 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Results – Women's shot put F34 final – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . International Paralympic Committee . 15 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921172745/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/A/T/ATWS34101_Results_2016_09_14_f717373d_f95f_4b56_bd31_2dcbbed252d1.pdf . 21 September 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. News: Paralympics New Zealand name six track and field athletes for Rio . 23 May 2016 . Stuff.co.nz . 5 June 2016.