Jordanna Bartlett

Jordanna Bartlett (born 15 December 1994) is a 3.0 point British wheelchair basketball player who represented Great Britain at the 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Beijing.

Jordanna Bartlett
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1994-12-15) 15 December 1994
Preston, Lancashire
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class3.0
Event(s)Women's team
ClubManchester Mavericks
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
U25 Women's World Championships
2015 Beijing, ChinaWomen's wheelchair basketball
European Championships
2015 Worcester, EnglandWomen's wheelchair basketball

Biography

Jordanna Bartlett was born on 15 December 1994.[1] She damaged her hip in a trampolining accident when she was 11.[2] She attended Altrincham College of Arts in Trafford,[2] and the University of Worcester.[3] In 2011 she was the "Trafford Disabled Sports Person of the Year", and won an Endeavour Award for her outstanding contribution to sport despite adversity in 2012.[2] "Jordanna is one of the most inspiring cases we’ve had," explained Dr Jackie Campbell of the Sale Chamber of Commerce, the body presenting the award, "because not only does she excel in school and in sport, but she also presents talks and inspires others to succeed."[2]

Bartlett took up wheelchair basketball as a 3.0 point player, and immediately started playing club competition with the Manchester Mavericks.[4] She won silver with England North at Sainsbury’s School Games in 2011. She went one better the following year, winning gold. She made her international debut with the U25 team at the 2011 Women's U25 World Championships in St. Catharines, Canada, where the U25 British team won bronze. In 2012 she made her international debut with the senior team against the Netherlands,[1] and won silver with them at the Osaka Cup in Japan in February 2013,[3] She was part of the U25 Women’s Team that won silver at the Women’s U25 European Championships in Stoke Mandeville, in 2012 and Hanover, Germany, in 2013,[5] and went on to represent Britain at the 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Beijing,[6] winning gold,[7] and the 2015 European Championship in Worcester, winning bronze.[8] In May 2016, she was named as part of the team for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[9] The British team produced its best ever performance at the Paralympics, making it all the way to the semi-finals, but lost to the semi-final to the United States, and then the bronze medal match to the Netherlands.[10]

Achievements

References
  1. "Jordanna Bartlett". British Wheelchair Basketball. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. "Inspiring Jordanna picks up top award". Messenger Newspapers. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  3. "Jordanna Bartlett". British Wheelchair Basketball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. "Jordanna Bartlett". Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS). Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. "GB's Jordanna Bartlett to attend the Let's Play Launch!". Let's Play. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. "Great Britain Team announced for 2015 Women's U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships". British Wheelchair Basketball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. "Great Britain crowned Women's U25 World Champions!". British Wheelchair Basketball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. "Great Britain Women's Team announced for 2015 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships". European Wheelchair Basketball Championship 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. "British women's wheelchair basketball team named for Rio". International Paralympic Committee. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  10. Berkeley, Geoff (17 September 2016). "University of Worcester-based GB women's wheelchair basketball team miss out on bronze medal to dominant Dutch in Rio Paralympics". Worcester News. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  11. "Germany earn 10th women's European Wheelchair Basketball Championship title as hosts Britain win men's gold". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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