Jessica Cronje

Jessica Cronje (born 25 January 1998) is a 4.0 point Australian wheelchair basketball player. She has been selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1]

Jessica Cronje
Jessica Cronje in 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class4.0
Event(s)Women's team

Biography

Jessica Cronje was born on 25 January 1998.[2] She has cerebral palsy.[2] She attended Camden High School and in 2020 lives in Menangle, New South Wales.[3]

Career

A 4.0 point forward. She was a member of the Australian team that won the silver medal at the 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[2] 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 Paralympics in Tokyo.[3]

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.[4]

References
  1. "Gliders' Redemption In Full Swing After Tokyo 2020 Announcement". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Jessica Cronje". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Osborne, Kayla (2 November 2020). "Menangle Paralympian sets sights on Tokyo 2021". Camden - Narellan Advertiser. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. "Jessica Cronje". Intrernational Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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