Frances Herrmann (born 22 June 1989) is a

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from Germany competing mainly in category F34 throwing events.

Career

She competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing,

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. There she won a silver medal in the women's F32-34/51-53 discus throw event as well as competing in the F32-34/52/53 shot put and the F33/34/52/53 javelin throw.

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* * Living people 1989 births Paralympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Germany German female javelin throwers German female discus throwers German female shot putters Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 21st-century German women {{Germany-athletics-bio-stub