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Joyleen Jeffrey
Papua New Guinean Paralympic sprinter
Joyleen Jeffrey (born 29 October 1989) is a Paralympic sprinter from Papua New Guinea.[2]
She represented Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, competing in the 100 metre sprint, T12 category (for visually impaired athletes).[3][2] She was disqualified for stepping out of her lane.[4]
Jeffrey had previously won two silver medals at the Oceania Paralympic Championships in 2007, in the 100 m and 200 m events,[2] as well as a gold medal (200 m) and a silver (100 m) at the Pacific Regional Games for the Disabled that same year.[5]
In May 2011, she won gold in the T12 100 metre event at the Arafura Games, setting a new personal best of 14.27.[6]