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Jen Armbruster
Goalball
Personal Profile:
Armbruster is a 4-time Paralympian in the sport of goalball and is widely recognized as one of the game’s greatest players. She serves as the captain of the U.S. team. After helping her team win a bronze medal at the 2004 Games, she is set on winning gold in Beijing.
Armbruster began losing her sight at age 14 and has been totally blind since 1992. Her father, Ken, is the head coach of the U.S. goalball team. Jen currently works as a Recreation Specialist at Lakeshore Foundation, coordinating programs for youth with visual impairments.
About Goalball
Goalball is a Paralympic sport played by athletes who are blind or visually impaired. The game is played with three athletes to a side and the ball makes noise when it's in motion so that the players can locate it audibly. According to U.S. Paralympics, goalball is played on a court with tactile markings so that players can determine their location on the court and which direction that he/she is facing. All players wear eye masks to block out light and thus equalize visual impairment between the athletes. Players take turns throwing the ball, end to end, at each other's goal.
Courtesy U.S. Paralympics
