Jayne Parsons (born 18 March 1962 in
Lower Hutt
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is a New Zealand
paralympic cyclist who
won
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a bronze medal at 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 ...
along with tandem partner
Annaliisa Farrell
Annaliisa Farrell (born 23 January 1966, in Tokanui) is a New Zealand paralympic cyclist and pilot, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics along with tandem partner Jayne Parsons
Jayne Parsons (born 18 March 1962 in Lower ...
in the
Women's Time trial.
Parsons has visual impairments.
In 2011, Parsons was named as
NEXT Woman of the Year in the Sport category.
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1962 births
Living people
New Zealand female cyclists
Paralympic cyclists for New Zealand
Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
Paralympic medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sportspeople from Lower Hutt
UCI Para-cycling World Champions
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