Hannah Dederick

Hannah Xue Jia Dederick (born Xua Jia on 20 November 2002) is an American Paralympic athlete of Chinese descent who competes in sprinting events in international level events.[1][2][3]

Hannah Dederick
Personal information
Birth nameXua Jia
Full nameHannah Xue Jia Dederick
Nickname(s)Han, Banana
Born (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002
Suzhou, China
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilitySpina bifida
Disability classT54
Event(s)100 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
ClubParaSport Spokane
Coached byTeresa Skinner

Early life

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 but this led to paralysis from the waist down.[4][5]

References

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