Jennifer Demby-Horton

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameJennifer Marlene•Demby-Horton
Used nameJennifer•Demby-Horton
Born10 August 1968 in Wharton, New Jersey (USA)
Measurements190 cm / 70 kg
NOC United States

Biography

Jennifer Demby-Horton played basketball at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where she led the team to the 1990 ECAC Championship, and led the nation in free throw percentage. She then joined the US National Handball Team where she was a goalkeeper. Demby-Horton won a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games, and competed that year at the World Championships, in addition to her 1996 Olympic appearance.

Demby-Horton later became director of sports at Blind Athletes, Inc, a sports group for athletes with blindness and visual impairments. She has also served as the co-founder and head coach of their para-track & field team. She has also done motivational speaking and does appearances at celebrity golf events.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Handball USA Jennifer Demby-Horton
Handball, Women (Olympic) United States 8

Special Notes