Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

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Jamaica at the
1984 Summer Paralympics
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IPC code JAM
NPC Jamaica Paralympic Association
in Stoke Mandeville/New York
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Jamaica competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 1 competitor from Jamaica won no medals and so did not place in the medal table. [1]

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Jennifer Ellen Johnson is a former wheelchair basketball player and a para table tennis player. 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. She was married to Denton Johnson before his death.

References

  1. "Jamaica - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-14.