Anna Jochemsen
Anna Jochemsen (born March 30, 1985) is a Dutch Paralympic skier who was born in Eswatini. She competed at the Sochi Paralympics in 2014 and carried the closing flag. She also represented the Netherlands at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Life Jochemsen was born in 1985 in the African city of Manzini and some of her early life was spent in Finland and the USA. One of her legs was not complete when she was born. With her father's support she took to skiing, when she was seven. She had a professional coach and when she was 23 she took part in her first competition. From 2007, she was competing internationally and training for three or four hours for six days out of every seven. She trained at the National Sports Centre Papendal, but the Netherlands is very flat so when she was mountain skiing in the for nearly half of the year she was in other countries. She also enjoys scuba diving and she became a qualified instructor. She came sixth in the 2012/13 world championships during the 20 ...
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Manzini
Manzini may refer to: *Manzini, Eswatini, a town in the Manzini Region of Eswatini *Manzini Region, a region of Eswatini * Manzini (surname), an Italian surname See also *Roman Catholic Diocese of Manzini The Diocese of Manzini ( la, Manzinien(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Eswatini. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Johannesburg in South Africa. It ...

Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Paralympics – Women's Slalom
The women's slalom competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics will be held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The competition is scheduled for 12 March 2014. Medal table Visually impaired In the visually impaired slalom, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/25580284 Sochi Winter Paralympics: Guide to the sports The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. Sitting Standing See also *Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics - Women's slalom Women's slalom Para Para, or PARA, may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange * Para Group, the former name of CT Corp * Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer * Para USA, formerly ...

Alpine Skiers At The 2014 Winter Paralympics
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People From Manzini
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1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record " We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar an ...
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Netherlands At The 2014 Winter Paralympics
The Netherlands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, held between 7–16 March 2014. The Netherlands delegation consisted of seven competitors, all of which were competing in sports under the alpine skiing banner. Bibian Mentel won the nation's only medal at these Paralympics, a gold in women's snowboard cross. With one gold medal, the Netherlands ranked a joint 14th place on the medal table with Switzerland. Background The Netherlands have competed in every Summer Paralympics since the inaugural event in 1960. Since making their debut at the third Winter Paralympics in 1984, they have missed the winter edition of the Paralympics only once, in 2006. Before the Sochi Paralympics, the Netherlands had won 10 Winter Paralympic medals, all by one person, Marjorie van de Bunt. The delegation sent to these Paralympics consisted of seven athletes: three skiers and four snowboarders. The Chef de Mission for the Netherlands in Sochi was ...
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Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Paralympics – Women's Giant Slalom
The women's giant slalom competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics will be held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The competition is scheduled for 16 March 2014. Medal table Visually impaired In the visually impaired giant slalom, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. Sitting Standing See also * Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics - Women's giant slalom Women's giant slalom Para Para, or PARA, may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange * Para Group, the former name of CT Corp * Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer * Para USA, formerly ...

Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Paralympics – Women's Combined
The Women's super combined competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The slalom portion of the race was held on 11 March 2014 and poor conditions pushed the Super-G portion of the race to 14 March 2014, reversing the usual order in which the two parts are contested. Medal table Visually impaired In the visually impaired giant slalom, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/25580284 Sochi Winter Paralympics: Guide to the sports The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. Sitting Standing See also * Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics - Women's combined Women's combined Para Para, or PARA, may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange * Para Group, the former nam ...
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Kingdom Of The Netherlands
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Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Paralympics – Women's Super-G
The women's super-G competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The competition was scheduled for 10 March 2014. Medal table Visually impaired In the visually impaired super-G, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide. The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. Standing Sitting See also * Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics * Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics - Women's super-G Women's super-G Para Para, or PARA, may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange * Para Group, the former name of CT Corp * Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer * Para USA, formerly ...

Alpine Skiing At The 2014 Winter Paralympics – Women's Downhill
The women's downhill competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held at Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The competition took place on 8 March 2014. Medal table Visually impaired In the downhill visually impaired, the athlete with a visual impairment has a sighted guide.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/25580284 Sochi Winter Paralympics: Guide to the sports The two skiers are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded. Standing Sitting See also * Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics - Women's downhill Women's downhill Para Para, or PARA, may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange * Para Group, the former name of CT Corp * Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer * Para USA, formerly ...