Jeanette Chippington MBE
Athlete Information
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Region
Maidenhead, Berkshire
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Date of Birth
20/04/1970
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Classification
KL1
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Bio
Jeanette is an outstanding Paralympic athlete having competed as a swimmer at five consecutive Paralympic Games; Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, winning a total of 12 medals before making a return to international sport at Rio 2016 in the new sport of Para canoe. Atlanta was her most successful games where she won 2 Golds, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals and broke two World Records.
Jeanette took up Para canoe after being nagged by a friend to try out the sport. In 2013, she won three gold medals at the World Championships in Duisberg, but later decided to focus on the KL1 200m event when it was announced that only Kayaks in her classification would be included in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. At the 2015 World Championships held in Milan, she won gold in the KL1 200m, giving her a qualifying place for the 2016 Games in Rio.
Jeanette became Paralympic champion in the KL1 200m at the sport’s Games debut in Rio to win her 13th medal spanning an incredible 28 year career. She was awarded an (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to canoeing.
In 2017 Jeanette achieved the Para canoe ‘Grand Slam’ holding the Paralympic, European and World titles within the calendar year in the KL1 200m event.
At Tokyo 2020, Jeanette claimed bronze in the Women’s Va’a Single 200m (VL2) with teammate Emma Wiggs winning gold.
Jeanette has won a total of six European titles and seven European Championship medals throughout her career in paracanoe.
Major Results
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Japan)
- VL2 200m: bronze
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- KL1 200m: Gold
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Greece)
- 4x50m Freestyle: Silver
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Australia)
- 4x100m Medley: Silver
- 50m Freestyle S6: Bronze
- 100m Freestyle S6: Bronze
- 4x50m Medley: Bronze
Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (USA)
- 100m Freestyle S6: Gold
- 4x50m Freestyle S1-6: Gold
- 50m Freestyle S6: Silver
- 200m Freestyle S6: Bronze
- 4x50m Medley S1-6: Bronze
Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games (Spain)
- 4x50m Medley S1-6: Bronze
Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games (South Korea)
- 100m Backstroke L4: Silver
2018 World Championships, Mentomor-o-Velho, Portugal
- VL2 200 metres: Silver
- KL1 200 metres: Bronze
2017 World Championships, Racice, Czech Republic
- KL1 200 metres: Gold
2016 World Championships, Duisburg, Germany
- KL1 200 metres: Silver
2015 World Championships, Milan, Italy
- KL1 200 metres: Gold
2014 World Championships, Moscow, Russia
- K1 200m A: Gold
- V1 200m A: Gold
2013 World Championships, Duisburg, Germany
- K1 200m A: Gold
- V1 200m A: Gold
- 200m LTA: Gold
2012 World Championships, Poznan, Poland
- K1 200m A: Gold
- V1 200m A: Gold
- 200m LTA: Gold
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