Jeffrey Ige (born 29 November 1983) is a Paralympic athlete from Sweden who competes in T20 classification shot put events.[1] Ige represented Sweden at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won the silver medal in the shot put. As well as Paralympic success, Ige has won both the World and European Championship titles in his sport, in 2011 and 2014 respectively.[2]

Jeffrey Ige
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1983-11-29) 29 November 1983 (age 41)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportPara athletics
Disability classT20
EventShot put
ClubHuddinge AIS
Coached byHans Almstrom (club)
Magnus Olsson (national)
Medal record
Para athletics
Representing  Sweden
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Shot put - T20
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch Shot put - T20
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon Shot put - T20
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea Shot put - T20
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto Shot put - T20

References

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  1. ^ "Ige, Jeffrey". IGE Jeffrey - Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships. Retrieved 22 August 2016. Birth Date: 29 Nov 1983
  2. ^ "Ige, Jeffrey". IPC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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