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Jennifer French
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Born	1971 (age 52–53); Royalton, Ohio, U.S.
Sailing career
Class	SKUD 18
Club	St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Medal record
Sailing
Representing United States
Paralympic Games
IFDS World Championships

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Jennifer French (born 1971) is an American SKUD 18 Para sailor.

Biography

French was born in Royalton, Ohio. She attended Bridgewater State University and is a member of St. Petersburg Yacht Club^[1] She is married to Tim French and is friends with P. Hunter Peckham, who is a physician at the Functional Electrical Stimulation director and a sail boat racer as well.^[2]

French was paralyzed after she damaged her spinal cord while snowboarding in 1998.^[3]

She started participating in the Olympics in 2009 at the United States Disabled Sailing Championship, where she earned first place. She took fifth place at Rolex Miami OCR the same year, and first place the following year. Her awards went down from gold to bronze in two years. In 2011, she won a silver medal at IFDS Worlds and a year later went down to bronze at another annual Rolex Miami ISAF Sailing World Cup. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won another silver medal for sailing.^[1]

Outreach and Advocacy

Jennifer French is the author of the book "On My Feet Again" (published 2012) and a speaker at the 2018 TedX Berkeley conference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkspAQW_2sQ). In the book she describes her experiences with new technologies intended for individuals with spinal cord injury. She uses the perspective of a participant in a clinical trial to tell the story of an implanted neuro-prosthetic system that enables her to stand up out of her wheelchair and move around on her own feet. She is an avid advocate for equal rights and equal treatment of individuals with disabilities and has presented at numerous technology and medical device conferences to highlight the equalizing effect that technology has in today's world.

References

^ ^a ^b "Jennifer French". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
^ Loren Grush (December 4, 2012). "Neurostimulation allows paralyzed athlete to walk down aisle at wedding". Fox News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
^ "Jennifer French, one of first to benefit from FES Center technology, to compete in Paralympics". Case Western Reserve University. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.

External links

Jennifer French at World Sailing
Jennifer French at Team USA (archived)

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[teamusa-1] "Jennifer French". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.

[2] Loren Grush (December 4, 2012). "Neurostimulation allows paralyzed athlete to walk down aisle at wedding". Fox News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2013.

[3] "Jennifer French, one of first to benefit from FES Center technology, to compete in Paralympics". Case Western Reserve University. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.

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+'''Jennifer French''' (born 1971) is an American [[SKUD 18]] [[Paralympic Games|Para sailor]].
 ==Biography==
-Jennifer was born in 1971 in [[Royalton, Ohio]]. Currently she is attending [[Bridgewater State University]] and is a member of [[St. Petersburg Yacht Club]]<ref name=teamusa>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/FR/Jennifer-French.aspx|title=Jennifer French|publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee]]|work=Team USA|accessdate=July 10, 2013}}</ref> where she also lives. She is married to [[Tim French]] and is friends with [[P. Hunter Peckham]] who is a [[physician]] at the [[Functional Electrical Stimulation]] director and a sail boat racer as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/04/neurostimulation-allows-paralyzed-athlete-to-walk-down-aisle-at-wedding/|author=Loren Grush|title=Neurostimulation allows paralyzed athlete to walk down aisle at wedding|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=December 4, 2012|accessdate=December 14, 2013}}</ref> In 1998 she was injured in a snowboarding accident which left her quadriplegic. She started participating in the [[Olympics]] in 2009 at the United States Disabled Sailing Championship which earned her first place. She also got into the 5th place at [[ISAF Sailing World Cup|Rolex Miami OCR]] the same year, but improved it, and got into 1st next year. Her awards went down from gold to bronze in two years. In 2011 she won a [[silver medal]] at IFDS Worlds and a year later went down to bronze at another annual Rolex Miami ISAF Sailing World Cup. On the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in [[London]], she won another silver medal for sailing.<ref name=teamusa/>
+French was born in [[Royalton, Ohio]]. She attended [[Bridgewater State University]] and is a member of [[St. Petersburg Yacht Club]]<ref name=teamusa>{{cite web |work=Team USA |url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/FR/Jennifer-French.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425201800/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/FR/Jennifer-French.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |title=Jennifer French |publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee]] |accessdate=July 10, 2013}}</ref> She is married to [[Tim French]] and is friends with [[P. Hunter Peckham]], who is a physician at the [[Functional Electrical Stimulation]] director and a sail boat racer as well.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=December 14, 2013 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/neurostimulation-allows-paralyzed-athlete-to-walk-down-aisle-at-wedding/ |author=Loren Grush |title=Neurostimulation allows paralyzed athlete to walk down aisle at wedding |publisher=[[Fox News]] |date=December 4, 2012 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222013719/http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/04/neurostimulation-allows-paralyzed-athlete-to-walk-down-aisle-at-wedding/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+French was paralyzed after she damaged her [[spinal cord]] while [[snowboarding]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cwru-daily.com/news/jennifer-french-one-of-first-to-benefit-from-fes-center-technology-to-compete-in-paralympics/ |title=Jennifer French, one of first to benefit from FES Center technology, to compete in Paralympics |work=[[Case Western Reserve University]] |date=August 29, 2012 |accessdate=September 6, 2014 |archivedate=September 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906023918/http://cwru-daily.com/news/jennifer-french-one-of-first-to-benefit-from-fes-center-technology-to-compete-in-paralympics/}}</ref>
+She started participating in the [[Olympics]] in 2009 at the United States Disabled Sailing Championship, where she earned first place. She took fifth place at [[ISAF Sailing World Cup|Rolex Miami OCR]] the same year, and first place the following year. Her awards went down from gold to bronze in two years. In 2011, she won a [[silver medal]] at IFDS Worlds and a year later went down to bronze at another annual Rolex Miami ISAF Sailing World Cup. At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]] in London, she won another silver medal for sailing.<ref name=teamusa/>
+==Outreach and Advocacy==
+Jennifer French is the author of the book "On My Feet Again" (published 2012) and a speaker at the 2018 TedX Berkeley conference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkspAQW_2sQ). In the book she describes her experiences with new technologies intended for individuals with spinal cord injury. She uses the perspective of a participant in a clinical trial to tell the story of an implanted neuro-prosthetic system that enables her to stand up out of her wheelchair and move around on her own feet. She is an avid advocate for equal rights and equal treatment of individuals with disabilities and has presented at numerous technology and medical device conferences to highlight the equalizing effect that technology has in today's world.
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