Misplaced Pages

Martina Willing

Personal information
Full name	Martina Monika Willing
Born	(1959-10-03) 3 October 1959 (age 65)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Disability	Blind and paraplegic
Disability class	F56 (F11 until 1994)
Event(s)	Javelin, Discus, Shot put
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Germany Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona Javelin throw – B1–3 1996 Atlanta Javelin throw – F53–54 2008 Beijing Javelin – F54–56 1992 Barcelona Discus – B1 2000 Sydney Shot put – F57 2008 Beijing Shot put – F54–56 2016 Rio Javelin – F56 1992 Barcelona Shot put – B1 1996 Atlanta Discus – F53–54 1996 Atlanta Shot put – F53–54 2004 Athens Shot put – F56–58 2012 London Javelin – F54-F56 IPC World Championships 2013 Lyon Shot put – F55/56/57 2015 Doha Javelin – F56 2011 Christchurch Javelin – F54/55/56 2013 Lyon Discus – F54/55/56 2017 London Javelin – F56 European Championships 2016 Grosseto Javelin – F56 2016 Grosseto Shot put – F57 2014 Swansea Shot put – F57 2016 Grosseto Discus – F57 Cross-country skiing Representing  Germany Paralympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 3x2.5 km relay – open Biathlon Representing  Germany Paralympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 7.5 km free technique – B1-3

Martina Monika Willing (born 3 October 1959) is a Paralympic athlete from Germany competing in field events. She is both blind and paraplegic. Until 1994 she competed in the F11 classification for vision impaired athletes; following her paralysis, she returned to competition as a seated thrower. Willing has competed and medalled in eight Paralympic Games – all seven summer games from 1992 in Barcelona to 2016 in Rio as well as at the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer. Complications during knee surgery following a fall at the Lillehammer Paralympics led to her paralysis.

As of May 2017, she is world record holder in both F11 and F56 javelin, and P11 pentathlon events.

Willing won the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award in 2000. She worked as a biologist, but has now retired.

References

1. "Martina Willings Kunststück: 8. Paralympics, 8. Medaille" (in German). Südwest Presse. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
2. "Athlete Bio – Martina Willing". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
3. "Martina Willing: First blinded, then paralyzed, now silver" (in German). RP Online. 22 October 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
4. "Martina Willing brings silver in the javelin" (in German). RBB Online. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

External links

• Martina Willing at the International Paralympic Committee
• Martina Willing at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Martina Willing at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)

This biographical article about a German javelin thrower is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This biographical article about a German shot putter is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This biographical article about a German discus thrower is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article about a Paralympic medalist of Germany is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This biographical article relating to cross-country skiing is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• 1959 births
• Living people
• German female cross-country skiers
• German female javelin throwers
• Paralympic athletes for Germany
• Paralympic cross-country skiers for Germany
• Paralympic gold medalists for Germany
• Paralympic silver medalists for Germany
• Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany
• Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
• Paralympic medalists in biathlon
• Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing
• World record holders in para-athletics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
• Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics
• Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
• Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
• Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
• Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
• 20th-century German sportswomen
• 21st-century German sportswomen
• German blind people
• East German female cross-country skiers
• East German female javelin throwers
• East German female discus throwers
• East German female shot putters
• People from Vorpommern-Greifswald
• Athletes from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
• Sportspeople from Bezirk Neubrandenburg
• East German female biathletes
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
• German athletics biography stubs
• German Paralympic medalist stubs
• Cross-country skiing biography stubs