Vanessa Low

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vanessa Low
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1990(1990-07-17)
Age	34
Birthplace	Lübeck
Country	Germany
Birth City	Schleswig-Holstein
Horoscope	Cancer

Vanessa Low Biography

Vanessa Low is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on July 17, 1990 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Vanessa Low (born 17 July 1990) is born in Germany. She is an Australian Paralympic athlete competing in the T42 sprint and long jump events. Born in Germany She was granted Australian citizenship in June of 2017.

The year 2013 was when Low met her co-worker German athletics player Katrin Green who was living in the United States and was married to American athlete Roderick Green. While working in Green and the Greens, Low found her love for athletics revived. She was inspired to relocate to the United States and brought Roderick in as her new coach. In the final months of 2013, she returned to Germany and this time, at the 13th World Championships in Lyon. She won two bronze medals, both in the 100m sprint as well as the long jump. The next year, she made a significant leap in her long leap, in which she participated at in the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea. The jump of 4.24m was an improvement from her previous competitions, when she was unable to jump over four meters. It was the result that saw her take home the gold medal and, more importantly she defeated her two main competitors in the world: Schmidt and Italy’s Martina Caironi.

In the build up to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Low competed at the 2015 World Championships in Doha. In the 100m sprint she posted a personal best of 15.41s to win the silver medal, but it was her world record distance of 4.79m in the long jump that not only gave her the gold but also set her out as the athlete to beat at Rio.

In 2016, Low is the only actively competing female track athlete with two above knee amputations of her legs. Despite the severity of these amputations and despite her having to compete with athletes having one fully functional leg, she successfully made it to the Finals of all of her sprint and long jump competitions at both the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. In Rio she won the Gold medal with a 4.93m world record distance in the T42 long jump and a Silver medal in the T42 100m competition.

In 2012, Low was able to compete in both 100m sprint as well as long jump events in the Summer Paralympics in London. The long jump was available to three categories, F42 to F44, and was determined by through a points-based system. Her highest score of 3.93m resulted in sixth position. In the sprint, she ran an average time of 16.78 that put her just outside of the medal positions and was fourth, just behind teammate Jana Schmidt. Low was dissatisfied by her performance at the Games and with her general training prior for the Paralympics. She spoke with her trainer, Steffi Nerius, and made the decision to stop competing in the competitive sports.

Vanessa Low Net Worth

Vanessa Low is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vanessa Low 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Low came from Schwerin, Germany. She grew up in Ratzeburg, Germany. The year was June 2006. she was at the age of 15 she was hit by a train while standing on an elevated railway platform after she lost her balance. The accident shattered her left leg, putting the girl in a state of coma for 2 months. After a life-saving procedure, doctors had to amputate her second leg. This was Low 2 years learn how to walk with her prostheses.

Low was a fan of sports prior to her accident, and she hoped to play after her accident. Low also claimed that she was influenced by American disabled long- jumper Cameron Clapp. She began her athletics journey beginning in the year 2008, and she made her debut in senior sports that same year. She injured her elbow in 2009 which kept her in a bind for three months. A year later, she was chosen to the German national team and traveled across the ocean to Christchurch located in New Zealand to compete at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships. In the event, she placed 4th in the long leap and took silver in the T42 100m sprint.

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won the gold medal with a 4.93m world record distance in the T42 long jump and a silver medal in the T42 100m competition with a personal best of 15.17s.

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Who is Vanessa Low Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Vanessa Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Vanessa Low celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.

What happen to Vanessa low?

When Vanessa was 15, she accidentally stumbled from an overcrowded platform and into the path of an oncoming train. She lost her left leg above the knee and right leg through the knee, and sustained head and back injuries and multiple broken bones.

How did Vanessa Low and Scott Reardon meet?

Eight years after Reardon first approached Low at an athletics meeting in London , the Australian sprint star can take some credit for convincing his now-wife to switch allegiances from Germany to Australia for the upcoming Paralympics, which begin next week in Tokyo.

Is Vanessa low married?

Low is married to Australian Paralympic gold medallist Scott Reardon.

Is Madison De Rozario Aboriginal?

At the age of four, she developed transverse myelitis, a neurological disease which inflames the spinal cord and which resulted in her wheelchair use. De Rozario’s surname is of Portuguese origin. Her father was born in Singapore and her mother is originally from Australia.

Who is Scott Reardon wife?

The three-time world champion is married to German-born Paralympic Champion Vanessa Low. The two both represented Australia together at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, before Scott retired from sport to start a family.