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Jessica Matassa (born June 6, 1986) is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category T54 sprint events. She was born in Windsor, Ontario.〔http://rankings.athletics.ca/profile_new.asp?pID=119〕 ==Athletics== Jessica has twice competed in the 200m, 400m and 800m at the Summer Paralympics, firstly in 2004 where she won a bronze medal in the T54 800m and then again in 2008.〔(profile on paralympic.org )〕 Matassa underwent numerous surgeries in 2006 that prevented her from competing in 2006. She was not expected to compete again. However after months of rehabilitation she was given the all clear to compete in 2007 and qualified for the 2007 Para Panamerican games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won gold in all three of her events: 200m, 400m and 800m. Matassa competed as part of Team Canada at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Placing 5th in the 200m followed by 7th in the 400m. In 2009, Matassa competed in the Boston Marathon placing 5th overall. Since 2009, Matassa has retired from racing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessica Matassa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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