Jennifer Johnson (table tennis)

Jennifer Ellen Johnson née Brown (born October 25, 1948) is a former wheelchair basketball player and a para table tennis player[1]. She developed polio at the age of five in Jamaica. She has represented Jamaica at the Paralympics from 1968 to 1980 and then represented the United States at the Paralympics from 1984 to 2004[2]. She was married to Denton Johnson before his death.

Jennifer Ellen Johnson

Personal information
Born	(1948-10-25) 25 October 1948 Mandeville, Jamaica
Residence	Port Chester, New York
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability	Polio
Disability class	C4
Club	Westchester Table Tennis Center and Burke Table Tennis Club
Coached by	Rawle Alleyne Pei Zhen Shao
Medal record Wheelchair basketball Representing  Jamaica Paralympic Games 1972 Heidelberg Women's teams Para table tennis Representing  United States Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul Women's open singles 1988 Seoul Women's teams C4 1996 Atlanta Women's singles C4 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Women's singles C3 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Women's teams 1A-C 1988 Seoul Women's singles C4 1996 Atlanta Women's teams C3-5 World Championships 1990 Assen Women's singles C4 1990 Assen Women's teams C4-5 Para Pan-American Championships 2003 Brasilia Women's singles C4 2001 Buenos Aires Women's open wheelchair 2001 Buenos Aires Women's singles C4-5 2003 Brasilia Women's open wheelchair 2009 Margarita Island Women's singles C4-5 Parapan American Games 1999 Mexico City Women's singles C4 1999 Mexico City Women's open wheelchair 1999 Mexico City Women's teams C4-5 2015 Toronto Women's teams C4-5

Sporting career

Johnson first started playing ball sports in her teens, she was introduced to a lot of sports and was interested in table tennis. She participated for home nation Jamaica at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, Germany and won a silver medal in wheelchair basketball. Johnson's family immigrated to the United States after the 1972 Summer Paralympics, she joined the Paralympic table tennis team in 1983 and one year later won two silver medals in the 1984 Summer Paralympics along with Pamela Fontaine.[3]

References

1. "IPTTC Profile – Jennifer Johnson". International Para Table Tennis Federation. April 17, 2019.
2. "Athlete Bio – Jennifer Johnson". Team USA. April 17, 2019.
3. "Where Are They Now?". Women's Sports Foundation. February 7, 2013.