Lisa Banta
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| Birth name | Lisa Banta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 29, 1979 (age 42) New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Jacob Czechowski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lisa Czechowski (née Banta,[1] born May 29, 1979,[2] in New Jersey) is an American goalball player.
Her Paralympic debut won her a silver medal for discus at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games; she also competed in goalball at those games. In December 2001 she took part in the torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. As part of the American team she won silver at 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, gold for 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games and an 8th place finish at 2012 London Paralympic Games.[3][4] The goalball team came second in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
She was born with nystagmus and diagnosed with cone dystrophy while in middle school, both conditions affecting her vision.[1] In high school, she tried various track and field events, eventually moving to shot put and discus. She first became involved with goalball in 1995.[1]
She is the daughter of David and Barbara Banta, is married to Jacob Czechowski (USA women's coach) and has a son Jay Czechowski born July 2, 2014.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Meet the Athletes: Lisa Czechowski". Medal Quest: American athletes and the Paralympic Games. PBS. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ "Lisa Czechowski". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Paralympic team bio". Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ a b Lisa Banta at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
External links[]
- Lisa Czechowski at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Lisa Czechowski at the International Paralympic Committee (2012)
- Lisa Banta at the International Paralympic Committee (2000-2008)
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