Janine Watson

Janine Watson
Watson in 2019
Personal information
Born (1981-06-04) 4 June 1981 (age 43)
Medal record
Women's para taekwondo
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo +58 kg
World Para Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun P34 Poomsae
Gold medal – first place 2017 London P34 Poomsae
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya P34 Poomsae

Janine Watson (born 4 June 1981) is Australia's first taekwondo Paralympian. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's +58 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] She is also an Australian wheelchair tennis champion.

  1. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 September 2021). "Aziziaghdam claims comeback win as Naimova underlines talent with taekwondo gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "History Made As Australia Names First Taekwondo Paralympian". Paralympics Australia. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.