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Barbara Joscelyne

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1959-05-09) 9 May 1959 (age 65) Bishop's Stortford, England
Medal record Athletics Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 1980 Arnhem Women's 100m E 1980 Arnhem Women's 400m E 1980 Arnhem Women's long jump E 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Women's discus A6 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Women's 100m A6 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Women's shot put A6

Barbara Roach (née Joscelyne, born 9 May 1959) is a British Paralympian athlete. In the 1980 Summer Paralympics she won the gold medal in the E category 100m, 400 metres, and long jump. In 1984, competing in the A6 category, she won the gold medal in discus and a silver medal for the 100m and shot put.

She married Roy Roach in 1990 and went on to having three children: Katharine, Helen and Patrick.

She currently works at the Hertfordshire and Essex High School and Science College in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.

References

1. "Barbara Joscelyne". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
2. "Medallists New York / Stoke Mandeville 1984 Paralympic Games Athletics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

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• Barbara Joscelyne at the International Paralympic Committee

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