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词条 Jo Brigden-Jones
释义

  1. Personal

  2. Kayaking

  3. Career

  4. References

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Jo Brigden-Jones (born 19 April 1988) is an Australian kayaker. She represented Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 500 m event.

Personal

Nicknamed Goanna,[1][2] Brigga, JBJ, Joey and Jo Toe,[2][1] Brigden-Jones was born on 19 April 1988 in Mona Vale, New South Wales.[2][1] She attended Newport Public School before going to Oxford Falls Grammar School and Freshwater Senior Campus for high school.[1] From 2006 to 2010, she attended the University of Technology, Sydney where she earned a Bachelor of Nursing.[1] She earned a Graduate Diploma of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) from Charles Sturt University.[2] In 2010, she injured her shoulder which required ten months out of competitive sport.[1] in 2013, She again injured her shoulder requiring another long period out of sport. She is a nurse and a paramedic.[1] {{As of|2012}}, she lives in the Sydney suburb of Mona Vale.[1][2]

Jo raced for Australia at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the K4 500m event. Her crew finished in 9th place.[3] Jo is a World Championship medalist, having won a Bronze medal in the K2 200m event at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[2]

Brigden-Jones is a member of the Manly Surf Life Saving Club.[4][5] She started surf lifesaving when she was six years old through an Australian programme called Nippers.[4] In her mid-teens, she left the sport for a while but took it up again when she was nineteen. At that time, she added surfski paddling to her surf lifesaving competition events.[4] She has competed for Manly in surf lifesaving competitions.[4]

Brigden-Jones is {{convert|182|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|73|kg}}.[1]

Kayaking

Brigden-Jones came into the kayaking in 2001 following a talent identification program.[4][2] Jo made her first Australian Team at the age of 15. She raced in Europe as part of the Australian Junior Kayak Team and won her first international medal at the prestigious Bochum Regatta in Germany. She won a silver medal in the U16 K1 1000m.

Her primary training base is Narrabeen, Sydney with a secondary training base on the Gold Coast of Queensland.[1] Her international training base is in Varese, Italy, the same location as the Australian Institute of Sport European Training Centre.[6] She is a member of the Sydney Northern Beaches Kayak Club,[1] and has a canoe scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport and the NSW Institute of Sport.[2][1]

In 2010, Brigden-Jones was ranked second in the world in the solo kayak paddler event.[4] She finished third in the K2 200m event and fifth in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[4][1] She finished 7th in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 3 in Duisburg, Germany.[1] She finished fifth in the K4 500m event at the 2011 World Cup 2 in Racice, Czech Republic.[1] She finished first in the K4 500m event at the 2012 Oceania Championships in Penrith, Australia.[1] She finished first in the K4 500m event at the 2012 National Championships in Penrith, Australia.[1] At a 2012 World Cup event in Moscow in the two person kayak, she finished first.[4]

Brigden-Jones has been selected to represent Australia at 2012 Summer Olympics in the K-4 500 m event.[4] The London Games will be her Olympic debut.[4] Before the start of the Games, she and her canoe teammates trained in Italy at the AIS European Training Centre located in Varese.[7][8] Jo and her teammates finish 9th at the London 2012 Olympic Games.[3]

Career

After finishing high school in 2005, Jo began studying a Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Technology, Sydney.[6] Jo was supported by UTS through the Elite Athlete Program during her years studying at UTS.[9] She worked as a Registered Nurse on a casual basis from 2012 to 2015. In 2012, she started studying a Post Graduate course in Paramedics through Charles Sturt University. She managed her study alongside her training and her work as a RN.[6] Jo commenced work in her dream career as a Paramedic in 2016. Jo had wanted to become a paramedic since she was 10 years old. Jo currently works full-time as a Paramedic for NSW Ambulance.[10]

References

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1. ^10 11 12 13 {{cite web|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/joanne-brigden-jones |title=London 2012 - Joanne Brigden-Jones |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |year=2012 |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.org.au/default.asp?Page=19797&MenuID=High_Performance%2F96%2F0%2CCanoe_Sprint%2F75%2F7231%2CAthlete_Profiles%2F20984%2F0%2F0 |title=Joanne Brigden Jones |publisher=Canoe Australia |year=2012 |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/jo-brigden-jones-33967|title=Australian Olympic Committee: Jo Brigden-Jones|website=corporate.olympics.com.au|language=en|access-date=2018-08-04}}
4. ^10 11 12 {{cite web|last=Lefort |first=Cecile |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/oly-cano-cfwk45-australia-surf-idUSL3E8H63VZ20120626 |title=Olympics-Brigden-Jones paddles from Manly surf to London waters |publisher=Reuters |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/the-fitz-files/afl-ahead-in-the-hearts-and-minds-game-20120622-20tz9.html |title=AFL ahead in the hearts and minds game |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.jobrigdenjones.com.au/about-jo|title=Jo Brigden-Jones {{!}} About|website=Jo Brigden-Jones {{!}} Olympian {{!}} Kayaker {{!}} Motivational speaker {{!}} Sydney|language=en|access-date=2018-08-04}}
7. ^{{cite web|last=Flood |first=Naomi |url=http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/settling-into-life-at-our-italy-base/ |title=London Olympics — Naomi Flood: Settling into life at our Italy base |publisher=The Manly Daily |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
8. ^{{cite web|last=Flood |first=Naomi |url=http://manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/naomi-flood-the-big-day-is-racing-ever-closer/ |title=London Olympics — Naomi Flood: The big day is racing ever closer |publisher=The Manly Daily |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}
9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.utsss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/eap-_DL.pdf|title=Elite Athlete Program|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-brigden-jones-oly-4b730a39/|title=Jo Brigden-Jones OLY LinkedIn|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
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8 : Living people|1988 births|Australian female canoeists|Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Australian Institute of Sport canoeists|Olympic canoeists of Australia|New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni|University of Technology Sydney alumni

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