Jayne Parsons

Jayne Parsons
Personal information
Born18 March 1962 (1962-03-18) (age 62)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Medal record
Women's para track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Time trial B&VI 1–3
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Montichiari Time trial

Jayne Parsons (born 18 March 1962 in Lower Hutt)[1] is a New Zealand paralympic cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics along with tandem partner Annaliisa Farrell in the Women's Time trial.[2] Parsons has visual impairments.[3]

In 2011, Parsons was named as NEXT Woman of the Year in the Sport category.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Paralympic Athletes - Cycling". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Johnson scores bronze in shoot-off". One Sport. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Tandem team takes bronze". One Sport. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Lesley Elliott named winner of Next Woman of the Year". www.scoop.co.nz. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2021.


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