Ida Yessica Nesse (born 19 October 1992) is a Norwegian Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

at international elite competitions. She is a

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champion in the discus throw and has competed at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

where she finished seventh. She has qualified to compete at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nesse, Ida Yessica 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Paralympic athletes for Norway Norwegian female discus throwers Norwegian female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships 21st-century Norwegian women 21st-century Norwegian people