lete ▁from ▁Germany ▁compet ing ▁in ▁field ▁events . ▁She ▁is ▁both ▁blind ▁and ▁par ap leg ic . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁she ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁F 1 1 ▁classification ▁for ▁vision ▁imp a ired ▁athlet es ; ▁following ▁her ▁par al ysis , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁competition ▁as ▁a ▁se ated ▁thro wer . ▁Will ing ▁has ▁competed ▁and ▁med alled ▁in ▁eight ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games ▁- ▁all ▁seven ▁summer ▁games ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁Rio ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁winter ▁games ▁in ▁L ille ham mer . ▁Comp lications ▁during ▁kne e ▁surg ery ▁following ▁a ▁fall ▁at ▁the ▁L ille ham mer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁par al ysis . ▁ ▁, ▁she ▁is ▁world ▁record ▁holder ▁in ▁both ▁F 1 1 ▁and ▁F 5 6 ▁j avel in , ▁and ▁P 1 1 ▁pent ath lon ▁events . ▁ ▁Will ing ▁won ▁the ▁Wh ang ▁You n ▁D ai ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bi ologist , ▁but ▁has ▁now ▁retired . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : Par al ym pic ▁athlet es ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : Par al ym pic ▁cross - country ▁ski ers ▁of ▁Germany ▁Category : A th let es ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁at ▁the ▁