Lisa Franks
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Lisa Franks is a paralympic athlete
from Canada
competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
Lisa has won six paralympic gold medals, four of them in the 2000 Summer Paralympics
. In the 2000 games she won the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m and was beaten into silver medal in the 100m by Switzerland's Ursina Greuter
. In 2004
she defended her 200m and 400m titles. In readiness for the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Lisa had taken up wheelchair basketball and was a part of the Canadian team that finished fifth.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
Lisa has won six paralympic gold medals, four of them in the 2000 Summer Paralympics
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
. In the 2000 games she won the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m and was beaten into silver medal in the 100m by Switzerland's Ursina Greuter
Ursina Greuter
Ursina Greuter is a paralympic athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T52 wheelchair racing events.Ursina has competed in two Paralympics winning six medals. In her first games in 1996 she won the 400m and won bronze medals in the 200m and 800m...
. In 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
she defended her 200m and 400m titles. In readiness for the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
Lisa had taken up wheelchair basketball and was a part of the Canadian team that finished fifth.