Jess Hamill

Jessica Helen Gillan (née Hamill, born 20 July 1990) is a New Zealand paralympic athlete and shotputter. She represented New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, the latter where she won a bronze medal in the Women's shot put F34.^[2]

Jess Hamill

Personal information
Birth name	Jessica Helen Hamill
Full name	Jessica Helen Gillan
Born	(1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 33) Invercargill, New Zealand
Education	Verdon College
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F34
Club	Athletics Taieri
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Shot put F34: 7.84 m (2016, NR) Discus F34: 6.61 m (2014, NR) Javelin F34: 14.36 m (2016, NR) ^[1]
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  New Zealand Paralympic Games 2016 Rio Shot put F34 Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Shot put F32–34/52/53 World Championships 2006 Assen Shot put F34 2015 Doha Shot put F34 2017 London Shot put F34

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the F34 Shot put for elite athletes with a disability.

At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Hamill won a silver medal in the women's shot put F34, earning her automatic qualification for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was officially confirmed to represent New Zealand at the Paralympics on 23 May 2016.^[3]

References

1. "New Zealand Para-Athletics Records" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
2. (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
3. "Paralympics New Zealand name six track and field athletes for Rio". Stuff.co.nz. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

External links

• Jessica Hamill at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Jessica Gillan (nee Hamill) at Paralympics New Zealand ()
• Jessica Gillan at the International Paralympic Committee
• Meet Our Paralympians: Jessica Hamill – Attitude Live video profile