Joyleen Jeffrey

Joyleen Jeffrey, (born 29 October 1989) is a Papua New Guinean Para-sport athlete.[1][2]

She represented Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, competing in the 100 metre sprint, T12 category (for visually impaired athletes).[3][4] She was disqualified for stepping out of her lane.[5]

Jeffrey had previously won two silver medals at the Oceania Paralympic Championships in 2007, in the 100m and 200m sprints,[6] as well as a gold medal (200m) and a silver (100m) at the Pacific Regional Games for the Disabled that same year.[7]

In May 2011, she won gold in the women's T12 100 metre event at the Arafura Games, setting a new personal best of 14.27.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Jeffrey, Joyleen". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Preview of Island Athletes at the Paralympic Games", Oceania Athletics Association, September 1, 2008
  3. ↑ "Sponsors bid PNG farewell", Post Courier, September 3, 2008
  4. ↑ "Preview of Island Athletes at the Paralympic Games", Oceania Athletics Association, September 1, 2008
  5. ↑ "Kompaon eyes 100m", Post Courier, September 11, 2008
  6. ↑ "Preview of Island Athletes at the Paralympic Games", Oceania Athletics Association, September 1, 2008
  7. ↑ "Sponsor impressed with achievements", The National, October 31, 2008
  8. ↑ "PNG win seven golds", The National, May 12, 2011
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