 Jen Armbruster at the 2016 Paralympic Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jennifer Armbruster |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 12, 1975 (age 49) Taipei |
| Alma mater | University of Northern Colorado (BA) Sam Houston State University (MA) [1] |
Medal record | |
Jennifer "Jen" Armbruster (born February 12, 1975 [2] in Taipei) is an American goalball player.
Born to Ken Armbruster whom served as Head Coach for the U.S. Women’s Goalball Team from 1996 to 2016. [3] Armbruster began losing her vision at 14, but continued to play in her school's basketball team, but her vision loss progressed to the point of being legally blind. She later lost her vision completely and therefore did not join the military like her father. Instead she found success in goalball and played at the 1992 Summer Paralympics and several Paralympic Games since. She has won a gold medal. [4]
Armbruster was introduced to paralympic in 1990. In 1992, she competed in her first Paralympic Games. In 1996, she was part of the Team USA at the Atlanta where the team earned bronze. [5]
At the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, she helped the team to win silver medal after which she was elected flag bearer by all of the U.S. Paralympic team. [6]
She was married to fellow teammate Asya Miller. [7] Her current wife is Jackie Bower, whom she shares a son and 3 other children with.
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