Barbara Joscelyne

British Paralympic athlete (born 1959)

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.^[1] In 1984, competing in the A6 category, she won the gold medal in discus and a silver medal for the 100m and shot put.^[2]

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

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