Hannah Dederick

Hannah Dederick
Personal information
Birth nameXua Jia
Full nameHannah Xue Jia Dederick
Nickname(s)Han, Banana
Born (2002-11-20) November 20, 2002 (age 21)
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
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 400m T54
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 400m T54
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 800m T54
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 1500m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 5000m T54
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil 100m T54
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil 200m T54
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil 400m T54
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nottwil 800m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil 100m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil 200m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil 400m T54
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nottwil 800m T54
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nottwil 1500m T54

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]

Early life

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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

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