Jenna Fesemyer

Jenna Fesemyer (born January 31, 1997)[1] is an American wheelchair racer. She won a gold and a silver medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She also represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Jenna Fesemyer
Fesemyer in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Home townRavenna, Ohio
Websitejennafesemyer.com
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWheelchair racing
Disability classT54
Coached byAdam Bleakney
Medal record
Women's wheelchair racing
Representing  United States
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 800 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 400 m T54

In 2020, she won the bronze medal in the women's wheelchair race in the London Marathon held in London, United Kingdom.[2][3][4]

Career

Fesemyer won the silver medal in the women's wheelchair race in the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon held in Los Angeles, United States. In the same year, she represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru and she won the gold medal in the women's 800 metres T54 event and the silver medal in the women's 400 metres T54 event.[5] In November 2019, she finished in 7th place in the women's category of the New York City Marathon held in New York City, United States.[6] Fesemyer came third at the delayed 2020 London Marathon.[7][8]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Fesemyer finished in 7th place in the women's 5000 metres T54 event with a new personal best of 11:17.24.[9] She also competed in the women's 1500 metres T54 and women's marathon T54 events.

Two months after the Paralympics, Fesemyer competed in several wheelchair marathon races: she finished in third place in the women's wheelchair race at the 2021 Chicago Marathon and she also respectively finished in 9th and 6th place in this race at the 2021 London Marathon and 2021 Boston Marathon. She also finished in 4th place in the 2021 New York City Marathon.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United States
2019 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 2nd Marathon 2:04:14
Parapan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd 400 m
1st 800 m
2020 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 1:52:16
2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 7th 5000 m 11:17:24
6th (h) 1500 m 3:37:56
11th Marathon 1:50:06
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2:03:08
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 3rd Marathon 1:50:23
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 6th Marathon 1:59:51
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 4th Marathon 1:59:45
2022 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5th Marathon 1:51:38
2023 New York City Half Marathon New York City, United States 4th Half-Marathon 1:03:44
New York Mini 10K New York City, United States 2nd 10 km 25:16
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 8th Marathon 1:47:43
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, United States 4th 10 km 25:50

References
  1. "Jenna Fesemyer". Team USA. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. "Nikita den Boer and Brent Lakatos win for the first time in London". paralympic.org. October 4, 2020. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. "Jenna Fesemyer finishes third at London Marathon". Record Courier. October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. "2020 London Marathon Results". NBC Sports. October 4, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  6. "New York Road Runners Official Race Results". results.nyrr.org. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  7. Dawson, Andrew (October 4, 2020). "Brent Lakatos and Nikita Den Boer Capture the London Marathon Wheelchair Titles". Runner's World. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. Morgan, Liam (October 4, 2020). "Den Boer upsets Schär to win women's wheelchair race at London Marathon". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  9. "Women's 5000 metres T54 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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