Hannah Dederick

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Hannah Xue Jia Dederick (née Xua Jia; born November 20, 2002) is an American Paralympic athlete of Chinese descent who competes in sprinting events in international level events.[1][2][3]

FullnameHannah Xue Jia Dederick
Nickname(s)
Han, Banana
BornXua Jia
(2002-11-20) November 20, 2002 (age 23)
Suzhou, China
HometownMead, Washington, U.S.
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Hannah Dederick
Dederick at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameHannah Xue Jia Dederick
Nickname(s)
Han, Banana
BornXua Jia
(2002-11-20) November 20, 2002 (age 23)
Suzhou, China
Home townMead, Washington, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)
Weight90 lb (41 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportPara athletics
DisabilitySpina bifida
Disability classT54
Event(s)
100 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
ClubParaSport Spokane/University of Illinois Wheelchair Track
Coached byTeresa Skinner/Adam Bleakney
Medal record
Para athletics
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2025 New Delhi400m T54
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m T54
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima400m T54
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago400m T54
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima800m T54
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima1500m T54
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima5000m T54
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Nottwil100m T54
Gold medal – first place2017 Nottwil200m T54
Gold medal – first place2017 Nottwil400m T54
Gold medal – first place2017 Nottwil800m T54
Gold medal – first place2019 Nottwil100m T54
Gold medal – first place2019 Nottwil200m T54
Gold medal – first place2019 Nottwil400m T54
Gold medal – first place2019 Nottwil800m T54
Silver medal – second place2017 Nottwil1500m T54
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Early life

Dederick was abandoned at a city hospital's steps in Suzhou as a baby before being adopted to an orphanage. She was adopted by a volunteer at the orphanage who took her to Oxford, Alabama in 2006. After living there for almost 4 years, she then moved with her family to Spokane, Washington in 2012 . When she was brought to the United States for the first time, her adopted family and the orphanage's volunteers were able to raise funds to enable Dederick to have corrective surgery to fix her spina bifida.[4][5]

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