Jemima Moore (born 18 March 1992) is a

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from Australia competing mainly in category T53-54 4 x 100 metres relay events. She represented Australia at the

2008 Beijing The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

and

2016 Rio Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 Sept ...

Personal

She was born in

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, Victoria. At the age of six, she collapsed due to a rare spinal virus and this affected her lower back and caused her long term incomplete paraplegia.

Athletics

She competed in 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 ...

in Beijing, China. There she won a silver medal in the women's T53-54 4 x 100 metres relay event. She also competed in the individual 100m for T54 athletes but finished third in her heat and failed to progress to the final. Moore also competed in the

where she won a silver medal in the Women's 4 × 400 m T53-54 relay. She finished 11th in the Women's T54 100 m and 400 m and 10th in the Women's 800 m. At the

2017 World Para Athletics Championships The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic athletics, Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 ...

in London, England, she finished 10th in the Women's 400m T54, 800m T53 and 1500m T54 events. Moore was one of three Geelong Para Athletes, as well as

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and Sam McIntosh, to be selected for the Championships.

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at Australian Athletics Historical Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Jemima 1992 births Paralympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes from Geelong People with paraplegia Living people Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)