Hannah Dederick

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Hannah Dederick
Personal information
Birth nameXua Jia
Full nameHannah Xue Jia Dederick
Nickname(s)Han, Banana
Born (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 19)
Suzhou, China
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight90 lb (41 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilitySpina bifida
Disability classT54
Event(s)100 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
ClubParaSport Spokane
Coached byTeresa Skinner
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  United States
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil Women's 100m T54
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil Women's 200m T54
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil Women's 400m T54
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil Women's 800m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil Women's 100m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil Women's 200m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil Women's 400m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil Women's 800m T54
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nottwil Women's 1500m T54
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Women's 100m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Women's 400m T54
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's 800m T54
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Women's 1500m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Women's 5000m T54

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

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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hannah Dederick - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Hannah Dederick - Team USA". United States Olympic Committee. 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ Tammaro, Brianna (30 June 2019). "2019 US Paralympic Track & Field World Junior Championships Team Selected". sportsnspokes.com.
  4. ^ Carothers, Tom (5 November 2019). "Teen Para Track Sensation Hannah Dederick Hoping For More Medals At Her First Senior Worlds". United States Olympic Committee.
  5. ^ "Unlimited Potential: Hannah Xue Jia Dederick's Story". Skils'kin. 11 September 2017.
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