Martina Monika Willing (born 3 October 1959) is a Paralympic athlete from Germany competing in field events. She is both blind and paraplegic. Until 1994 she competed in the F11 classification for vision impaired athletes; following her paralysis, she returned to competition as a seated thrower. Willing has competed and medalled in eight Paralympic Games^[1] – all seven summer games from 1992 in Barcelona to 2016 in Rio as well as at the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer. Complications during knee surgery following a fall at the Lillehammer Paralympics led to her paralysis.^[2][3][4]

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Martina Willing

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Full name	Martina Monika Willing
Born	(1959-10-03) 3 October 1959 (age 64)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Disability	Blind and paraplegic
Disability class	F56 (F11 until 1994)
Event(s)	Javelin, Discus, Shot put
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Germany Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona Javelin throw – B1–3 1996 Atlanta Javelin throw – F53–54 2008 Beijing Javelin – F54–56 1992 Barcelona Discus – B1 2000 Sydney Shot put – F57 2008 Beijing Shot put – F54–56 2016 Rio Javelin – F56 1992 Barcelona Shot put – B1 1996 Atlanta Discus – F53–54 1996 Atlanta Shot put – F53–54 2004 Athens Shot put – F56–58 2012 London Javelin – F54-F56 IPC World Championships 2013 Lyon Shot put – F55/56/57 2015 Doha Javelin – F56 2011 Christchurch Javelin – F54/55/56 2013 Lyon Discus – F54/55/56 2017 London Javelin – F56 European Championships 2016 Grosseto Javelin – F56 2016 Grosseto Shot put – F57 2014 Swansea Shot put – F57 2016 Grosseto Discus – F57 Cross-country skiing Representing  Germany Paralympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 3x2.5 km relay – open Biathlon Representing  Germany Paralympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 7.5 km free technique – B1-3

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As of May 2017^[update], she is world record holder in both F11 and F56 javelin, and P11 pentathlon events.

Willing won the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award in 2000. She worked as a biologist, but has now retired. ^{[citation needed]}