Jessica Frotten

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Jessica Frotten
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 37)
Home town Whitehorse, Yukon
Sport
Disability class T53
ClubCYCLONES Athletics
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 100 m T53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 400 m T53

Jessica Frotten (born April 23, 1988) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete who competed in the T53 classification.

In 2015, Frotten competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games where she won bronze in the 100 metres and 400 metres events.

Frotten was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, [1] participating in the 400, 800, and 1500 metres events, as well as the Mixed 4x100 metres relay

Additionally, Frotten was a member of the Canadian national team at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships [2] and 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, as well as the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

In 2024, Frotten was inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame, having spent the majority of her athletic career training in Saskatchewan. [3]

References

  1. "Whitehorse Daily Star: Tragedy to triumph: The long journey of paralympian Jessica Frotten". Whitehorse Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  2. reports, Staff (2015-09-16). "Jessica Frotten is going to worlds". Yukon News. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  3. Committee, Canadian Paralympic (2024-09-04). "Paralympic wheelchair racer Jessica Frotten named to Regina Sports Hall of Fame". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-12-20.