Jana Schmidt

Jana Schmidt (born 13 December 1972) is a Paralympian athlete from Germany competing mainly in category T42 track and field events.

Jana Schmidt

taking bronze in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1972-12-13) 13 December 1972 Teterow, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Home town	Rostock, German
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	T42, F42
Event(s)	sprint, long jump, shot put, javelin throw
Club	1 LAV Rostock
Coached by	Peter Schorling
Medal record Track and field Representing Germany Paralympic Games 2012 London 100m – T42 World Championships 2013 Lyon Shot put – T42/44 2011 Christchurch 100m – T42 2013 Lyon 100m – T42 2013 Lyon Long jump – T42 2015 Doha Long jump – T42 European Championships 2014 Swansea Long jump – T42 2014 Swansea 100m – T42

Athletics career

Schmidt first represented Germany at a Summer Paralympics in 2008 at Beijing, where she competed in the javelin throw and shot put. It would take her another four years to achieve a Paralympic podium finish, when she won a bronze medal in 100 metres sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. As well as her Paralympic success, Schmidt has won medals at World and European Championships. At the World Championships she has performed the uncommon feat of medaling in a running, jumping and throwing event, with her best finish being the gold medal in the shot put at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon.

External links

• Jana Schmidt at the International Paralympic Committee
• Jana Schmidt at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Jana Schmidt at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
• Team Germany Paralympic Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 September 2016)