Joyleen Jeffrey
 Jeffrey with the Papua New Guinea flag at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1989 (age 35) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T12 |
| Event | Sprint |
| Club | Wewak Provincial Sports Club[1] |
| Coached by | Peter 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
- ^ a b c "Jeffrey, Joyleen". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Sponsors bid PNG farewell" Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Post Courier, 3 September 2008
- ^ "Kompaon eyes 100m" Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Post Courier, 11 September 2008
- ^ "Sponsor impressed with achievements" Archived 29 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The National, 31 October 2008
- ^ "PNG win seven golds", The National, 12 May 2011
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