Joyleen Jeffrey

Joyleen Jeffrey
Jeffrey with the Papua New Guinea flag at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations
Personal information
Born29 October 1989 (1989-10-29) (age 35)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[1]
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT12
EventSprint
ClubWewak Provincial Sports Club[1]
Coached byPeter Agula[1]

Joyleen Jeffrey (born 29 October 1989) is a Paralympic sprinter from Papua New Guinea.[2]

She represented Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, competing in the 100 metre sprint, T12 category (for visually impaired athletes).[3][2] She was disqualified for stepping out of her lane.[4]

Jeffrey had previously won two silver medals at the Oceania Paralympic Championships in 2007, in the 100 m and 200 m events,[2] as well as a gold medal (200 m) and a silver (100 m) at the Pacific Regional Games for the Disabled that same year.[5]

In May 2011, she won gold in the T12 100 metre event at the Arafura Games, setting a new personal best of 14.27.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jeffrey, Joyleen". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Preview of Island Athletes at the Paralympic Games" Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Athletics Association, 1 September 2008
  3. ^ "Sponsors bid PNG farewell" Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Post Courier, 3 September 2008
  4. ^ "Kompaon eyes 100m" Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Post Courier, 11 September 2008
  5. ^ "Sponsor impressed with achievements" Archived 29 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The National, 31 October 2008
  6. ^ "PNG win seven golds", The National, 12 May 2011


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