Jessica Cooper Lewis
Jessica Cooper Lewis (born April 3, 1993) is a Bermudian Paralympic athlete who competes in mainly 400 metres and 800 metres events. [1]
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Born | Warwick Parish, Bermuda | 3 April 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Diastematomyelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Cruisers Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ken Thom (2006 - 2017) Curtis Thom (2017 - ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She has competed in three Parapan American Games in which she has won four medals and two Paralympic Games where she was the first ever Paralympic athlete from Bermuda to compete in the Games when she made her debut appearance in 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]
References
- "Jessica Cooper Lewis - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 17 January 2020.
- "Minister Foggo congratulates Jessica Lewis". bernews.com. 27 August 2019.
- "Jessica Lewis targets further glory". World Para Athletics. 5 January 2020.
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