Jessica Cronje
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Jessica Cronje (born 25 January 1998) is a
Suphanburi, Thailand, and she represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo and the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai
.
Biography
Jessica Cronje was born on 25 January 1998.[1] She has cerebral palsy.[1] She attended Camden High School and in 2020 lives in Menangle, New South Wales.[2]
Career
A
Suphanburi, Thailand.[1] In 2020, the AMP Foundation's Tomorrow Fund awarded her $10,000 to help buy a custom-built sports wheelchair that she aimed to use at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[2]
The Gliders finished ninth after winning the 9th-10th classification match in Tokyo.[3] She went on to play with the Gliders at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai in June 2023.[4]
Besides wheelchair basketball, she is classified as a T37 track and field athlete. In 2015, she was named the Athlete of the Year by the South West Sydney Academy of Sports.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Jessica Cronje". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b Osborne, Kayla (2 November 2020). "Menangle Paralympian sets sights on Tokyo 2021". Camden - Narellan Advertiser. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Gliders end Tokyo campaign on a high". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Rollers And Gliders Teams Named For World Championships". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Jessica Cronje". Intrernational Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
