Jennifer Johnson (table tennis)

Jennifer Ellen Johnson née Brown (born October 25, 1948) is a former wheelchair basketball player and a para table tennis player.[1] She developed polio at the age of five in Jamaica. She has represented Jamaica at the Paralympics from 1968 to 1980 and then represented the United States at the Paralympics from 1984 to 2004.[2] She was married to Denton Johnson before his death.

Jennifer Ellen Johnson
Personal information
Born (1948-10-25) 25 October 1948
Mandeville, Jamaica
Sport
Country United States
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityPolio
Disability classC4
ClubWestchester Table Tennis Center and Burke Table Tennis Club
Coached byRawle Alleyne
Pei Zhen Shao
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Representing  Jamaica
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 HeidelbergWomen's teams
Para table tennis
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulWomen's open singles
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulWomen's teams C4
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaWomen's singles C4
Silver medal – second place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkWomen's singles C3
Silver medal – second place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkWomen's teams 1A-C
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulWomen's singles C4
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaWomen's teams C3-5
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1990 AssenWomen's singles C4
Bronze medal – third place1990 AssenWomen's teams C4-5
Para Pan-American Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 BrasiliaWomen's singles C4
Bronze medal – third place2001 Buenos AiresWomen's open wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place2001 Buenos AiresWomen's singles C4-5
Bronze medal – third place2003 BrasiliaWomen's open wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place2009 Margarita IslandWomen's singles C4-5
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 Mexico CityWomen's singles C4
Silver medal – second place1999 Mexico CityWomen's open wheelchair
Silver medal – second place1999 Mexico CityWomen's teams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoWomen's teams C4-5

Sporting career

Johnson first started playing ball sports in her teens, she was introduced to a lot of sports and was interested in table tennis. She participated for home nation Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, Germany and won a silver medal in wheelchair basketball. Johnson's family immigrated to the United States after the 1972 Summer Paralympics, she joined the Paralympic table tennis team in 1983 and one year later won two silver medals in the 1984 Summer Paralympics along with Pamela Fontaine.[3]

References
  1. "IPTTC Profile – Jennifer Johnson". International Para Table Tennis Federation. April 17, 2019.
  2. "Athlete Bio – Jennifer Johnson". Team USA. April 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017.
  3. "Where Are They Now?". Women's Sports Foundation. February 7, 2013.
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