Jennifer Johnson (table tennis)

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FullnameJennifer Ellen Johnson
BornJennifer Ellen Brown
(1948-10-25) October 25, 1948 (age 76)
Mandeville, Jamaica
HometownPort Chester, New York, U.S.
Country United States
Jennifer Johnson
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Ellen Johnson
BornJennifer Ellen Brown
(1948-10-25) October 25, 1948 (age 76)
Mandeville, Jamaica
Home townPort Chester, New York, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityPolio
Disability classC4
ClubWestchester Table Tennis Center and Burke Table Tennis Club
Coached byRawle Alleyne
Pei Zhen Shao
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Representing  Jamaica
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 HeidelbergWomen's teams
Para table tennis
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulWomen's open singles
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulWomen's teams C4
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaWomen's singles C4
Silver medal – second place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkWomen's singles C3
Silver medal – second place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkWomen's teams 1A-C
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulWomen's singles C4
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaWomen's teams C3-5
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1990 AssenWomen's singles C4
Bronze medal – third place1990 AssenWomen's teams C4-5
Para Pan-American Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 BrasiliaWomen's singles C4
Bronze medal – third place2001 Buenos AiresWomen's open wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place2001 Buenos AiresWomen's singles C4-5
Bronze medal – third place2003 BrasiliaWomen's open wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place2009 Margarita IslandWomen's singles C4-5
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place1999 Mexico CityWomen's singles C4
Silver medal – second place1999 Mexico CityWomen's open wheelchair
Silver medal – second place1999 Mexico CityWomen's teams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoWomen's teams C4-5

Jennifer Ellen Johnson (née Brown, born October 25, 1948)[1] is a former wheelchair basketball player and a para table tennis player.[2] 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.[3] She was married to Denton Johnson before his death.

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