Jenna Fesemyer

Jenna Fesemyer

Fesemyer in 2020
Personal information
Born	(1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 (age 28) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Home town	Ravenna, Ohio
Website	jennafesemyer.com
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wheelchair racing
Disability class	T54
Coached by	Adam Bleakney
Medal record Women's wheelchair racing Representing   United States Parapan American Games 2019 Lima 800 m T54 2019 Lima 400 m T54

Jenna Fesemyer (born January 31, 1997) ^[1] is an American wheelchair racer. She won a gold and a silver medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She also represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2020, she won the bronze medal in the women's wheelchair race in the London Marathon held in London, United Kingdom. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Early life and education

Fesemyer was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency and is one of triplets. ^[5] She earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and communications from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2019, followed by a master's degree in education policy, organization and leadership. As of 2024, she is pursuing a PhD in Recreation, Sport and Tourism at the same institution. ^[6]

Career

Fesemyer won the silver medal in the women's wheelchair race in the 2019 Los Angeles Marathon held in Los Angeles, United States. In the same year, she represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru and she won the gold medal in the women's 800 metres T54 event and the silver medal in the women's 400 metres T54 event. ^[7] In November 2019, she finished in 7th place in the women's category of the New York City Marathon held in New York City, United States. ^[8] Fesemyer came third at the delayed 2020 London Marathon. ^{[9] [10]}

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, Fesemyer finished in 7th place in the women's 5000 metres T54 event with a new personal best of 11:17.24. ^[11] She also competed in the women's 1500 metres T54 and women's marathon T54 events.

Two months after the Paralympics, Fesemyer competed in several wheelchair marathon races: she finished in third place in the women's wheelchair race at the 2021 Chicago Marathon and she also respectively finished in 9th and 6th place in this race at the 2021 London Marathon and 2021 Boston Marathon. She also finished in 4th place in the 2021 New York City Marathon.

In 2023, Fesemyer won the women's wheelchair division of Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, finishing in 1:47:20. ^[12] She was also named to the U.S. Paralympic team for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, where she competed in the 800m, 1500m, and marathon T54 events. ^[13]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   United States
2019	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:04:14
	Parapan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	400 m
			1st	800 m
2020	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Marathon	1:52:16
2021	Summer Paralympics	Tokyo, Japan	7th	5000 m	11:17:24
			6th (h)	1500 m	3:37:56
			11th	Marathon	1:50:06
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	9th	Marathon	2:03:08
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	3rd	Marathon	1:50:23
	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	6th	Marathon	1:59:51
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	4th	Marathon	1:59:45
2022	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	5th	Marathon	1:51:38
2023	New York City Half Marathon	New York City, United States	4th	Half-Marathon	1:03:44
	New York Mini 10K	New York City, United States	2nd	10 km	25:16
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	8th	Marathon	1:47:43
	Peachtree Road Race	Atlanta, United States	4th	10 km	25:50

References

1. "Jenna Fesemyer". Team USA. Retrieved October 8, 2020.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Nikita den Boer and Brent Lakatos win for the first time in London". paralympic.org. October 4, 2020. Archived from the original on October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
3. "Jenna Fesemyer finishes third at London Marathon". Record Courier. October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
4. "2020 London Marathon Results". NBC Sports. October 4, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
5. "About Jenna". jennafesemyer.com. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
6. "Moving Forward: Jenna Fesemyer". College of Applied Health Sciences, UIUC. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
7. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
8. "New York Road Runners Official Race Results". results.nyrr.org. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
9. Dawson, Andrew (October 4, 2020). "Brent Lakatos and Nikita Den Boer Capture the London Marathon Wheelchair Titles". Runner's World . Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
10. Morgan, Liam (October 4, 2020). "Den Boer upsets Schär to win women's wheelchair race at London Marathon". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
11. "Women's 5000 metres T54 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
12. "Fesemyer is the Women's Champion in the Wheelchair Division". WDIO. June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
13. "Jenna Fesemyer – Team USA Paris 2024 Athlete Profile". Team USA. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

External links

• Jenna Fesemyer at Paralympic.org
• Jenna Fesemyer at TeamUSA.org (archived)