Jackie Barnes (goalball)

{{short description|American Paralympic goalball player}}

Jaclyn "Jackie" Barnes (born November 29, 1986) is an American goalball player. Although originally disinterested in the sport, fearing it was a "special" sport and new to losing her vision, she later embraced it.[https://web.archive.org/web/20111126153936/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-08-02/news/0508020144_1_goalball-association-of-blind-athletes-jackie-barnes "Teamwork is game's goal" by Lolly Bowean who is a Chicago Tribune staff reporter] She was on the gold medal-winning US team in Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[http://www.londontown.com/London/Paralympic-Goalball Londontown]