Jen Armbruster

Jennifer "Jen" Armbruster (born February 12, 1975[2] in Taipei) is an American goalball player.

Jen Armbruster
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Armbruster
NationalityAmerican
BornFebruary 12, 1975 (1975-02-12) (age 49)
Taipei
Alma materUniversity of Northern Colorado (BA)
Sam Houston State University (MA)[1]
Medal record
Women's goalball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2004 AthensTeam
1996 Atlanta Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Parapan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraTeam
2015 TorontoTeam

Early life

Born to Ken Armbruster whom served as Head Coach for the U.S. Women’s Goalball Team from 1996 to 2016.[3] Armbruster began losing her vision at 14, but continued to play in her school's basketball team, but her vision loss progressed to the point of being legally blind. She later lost her vision completely and therefore did not join the military like her father. Instead she found success in goalball and played at the 1992 Summer Paralympics and several Paralympic Games since. She has won a gold medal.[4]

Career

Armbruster was introduced to paralympic in 1990. In 1992, she competed in her first Paralympic Games. In 1996, she was part of the Team USA at the Atlanta where the team earned bronze.[5]

At the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, she helped the team to win silver medal after which she was elected flag bearer by all of the U.S. Paralympic team.[6]

Personal life

She was married to fellow teammate Asya Miller.[7] Her current wife is Jackie Bower, whom she shares a son and 3 other children with.

See also

References
  1. https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/jen-armbruster
  2. "Jen Armbruster". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012.
  3. "Jennifer Armbruster: Goalball | American Paralympic Athlete Profiles | Medal Quest | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. "Portland Tribune". Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. "Seven-time Paralympian, Jen Armbruster, Retires from Goalball". U.S. Association of Blind Athletes. September 5, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  6. "Multiple Paralympic goalball medallist Jen Armbruster retires". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. U.S. Paralympics (August 3, 2012). "Oregon Live". Oregon Live. Retrieved December 4, 2013.

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