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Jodi Willis-Roberts

Willis-Roberts at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Personal information

Full name

Jodi Glenda Willis-Roberts

Nationality

Australia

Born

24 April 1967
Preston, Victoria

Medal record

Paralympic athletics

Paralympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	Women's Shot Put – B2
	2000 Sydney	Shot Put – F12-11
	1992 Barcelona	Discus – B2
	1996 Atlanta	Shot Put – F10-11
	2000 Sydney	Discus Throw – F12
	2004 Athens	Shot Put – F12
	2008 Beijing	Shot Put – F12-13
World Championships and Games for the Disabled
	1990 Assen	Women's Shot Put B2
IPC Athletics World Championships
	1994 Berlin	Women's Shot Put F11
	1994 Berlin	Women's Discus F11
	1994 Berlin	Women's Javelin F11
	1998 Birmingham	Women's Shot Put F12
	1998 Birmingham	Women's Discus F12
	2002 Lille	Women's Shot F12
	2002 Lille	Women's Discus F12

Jodi Glenda Willis-Roberts, OAM (born 24 April 1967) is a visually impaired Australian Paralympic athlete and goalballer.

Biography

Willis-Roberts was born in the Melbourne suburb of Preston. She first competed at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics with the Australia women's national goalball team, when it finished seventh. She moved to athletics and at the 1990 World Championships and Games for the Disabled in Assen, Netherlands, she won a bronze medal in the women's shot put B2. At the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's Shot Put B2 event, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a silver medal in the Women's Discus B2 event; she also competed in the national goalball team, which came seventh, and the Women's Javelin B1>3 – event. In 1995, she competed in the World Championships for powerlifting. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won a silver medal in the F10-11 shot put and also competed in the F10-11 discus throw. In 2000, she won an Australian Sports Medal. That year, she competed in her home country in the 2000 Sydney Paralympics where she won a gold medal in the F12 shot put and a bronze in the discus throw. At the 2004 Athens Games, she won a bronze medal in the Women's Shot Put F12 event and competed in the Women's Discus F13 – event. She also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics where she won a bronze medal in the women's F12-13 shot put event. After the Beijing Games, she had a shoulder reconstruction and tore her left hamstring off the bone at a training camp. In 2011, she was part of the Australian national goalball team that finished sixth at the IBSA Goalball World Cup.

In 1999, she was an Australian Institute of Sport Athletes with a Disability scholarship holder. In 2014, she lived in Bundaberg, Queensland.

References

^ "Willis, Jodi Glenda, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Jodi Willis-Roberts". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Australian Media Guide – 2000 Paralympic Games, Sydney, Australia. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
^ "Jodi Willis". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
World Championships and Games for the Disabled – Athletics Results. Netherlands: Organising Committee. 1990.
"Willis-Roberts, Jodi: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^ Kay, Ross. "12 Queenslanders you should know: Jodi Willis-Roberts". ABC Wide Bay website. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 1-74013-060-X.

External links

Jodi Willis at the International Paralympic Committee
Jodi Willis-Roberts at the International Paralympic Committee
Jodi Willis-Roberts at Athletics Australia Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-04-06)

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