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Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||
Born | 2 August 1995 | |||||||||||||
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Club | West Lakes Canoe Club | |||||||||||||
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Jocelyn Neumueller (born 2 August 1995) is a paracanoeist. She competed for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [1]
Neumueller was born on 2 August 1995. [2] She is currently studying a Bachelor of Medical Science at Flinders University. She grew up in Victor Harbor, South Australia and lives in Adelaide, South Australia. [2]
Neumueller is classified as a KL1 paracanoeist. [2] She took up paracanoeing at the end of 2015, at the suggestion of a West Lakes Canoe Club member. [2] At her first major events in 2016, she won gold medals in the Women's 200 m KL1 and Women's 200 m VL1 at both the Australian Championships and the Oceania Championships. [2]
Her first major international competition was the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships, Duisburg, Germany, where she finished eighth in the Women's 200 m KL1 Final. This qualified her for a quota spot on the Australian team at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [3] At Rio Games, she finished fifth in the Women's K1 Final. [4]
At the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Račice, Czech Republic, she won the gold medal in the Women's 200 m VL1 and finished seventh in the Women's 200 m KL1. [5]
She is a member of the West Lakes Canoe Club and is currently being coached by Nicholas Bulmer and Emma Jager. [2]
Neumueller was introduced to sailing in her home town of Victor Harbor, South Australia. After requiring the use of a wheelchair, she became involved in sailability and has become a successful sailor in state and national events. [6] She is a Sailability instructor at Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club and Adelaide Sailing Club. [6]
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