| Martina Willing | |
| Full Name: | Martina Monika Willing |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1959 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Javelin, Discus, Shot put |
| Disability: | Blind and paraplegic |
| Disability Class: | F56 (F11 until 1994) |
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[1] – 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.[2] [3] [4]
, 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.