 Andrea Scherney with Thomas Geierspichler at the presentation of the Austrian Sports Personalities of the Year 2008 | ||
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Representing  Austria | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
 | 1996 Atlanta | Javelin Throw – F42-44/46 |
| 2004 Athens | Long Jump – F44/46 |
| 2008 Beijing | Long Jump - F44 |
 | 2000 Sydney | Javelin Throw - F44 |
| 2000 Sydney | Shot Put - F44 |
Andrea Scherney is a Paralympic athlete from Austria competing the F44 classification for single below-knee amputees.
Scherney has competed in four Paralympic Games, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, United States continuing through 2000 in Sydney, Australia and 2004 in Athens, Greece as well as the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing China. She has competed in various events at each and has always won at least one medal, gold in the javelin for F42-44/46 in 1996, long jump for F44/46 in 2004 and for F44 in 2008 and silvers in both the F44 shot put and javelin in 2000.
She holds the world record in the P44 pentathlon, [1] an event combining long jump, shot put, 100m sprint, discus and 400m run. [2]
Werner Groiß, an Austrian politician, is one of her cousin's.
Marla Lee Runyan is an American track and field athlete, road runner and marathon runner who is legally blind. She is a three-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres. She is also an athlete that competed in both the Paralympics and the Olympics, both reaching the finals.
Jeff Skiba is a police officer and a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category P44 pentathlon events.
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The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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T44 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics, applying to "Single below knee amputation or an athlete who can walk with moderately reduced function in one or both legs." It includes ISOD A4 and A9 classes.
The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis.
Holly Irene Robinson is a New Zealand para-athlete, primarily competing in the javelin throw. She represented New Zealand at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning silver in 2016 and gold in 2020. At the 2016 Games, she was New Zealand's flagbearer for the opening ceremony.
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