Elizabeth Stone (swimmer)
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| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Born in 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elizabeth Stone born in (1990)[1] is an American Paralympic swimmer of Georgian origin, who competes in the S9 classification due to proximal femoral focal deficiency.
- she began her swimming career as a means of physical therapy and recreation.
Biography
Elizabeth stone Born in 1994 in kutaisi, Georgia. She was adopted on the 4th of July at age 4 from Kutaisi, Georgia.
- In the last year of high school she competed in track & field and would run a 25 kilometres (16 mi) race, the River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens,Greece.
- At the 2006 World Championships she won a gold medal for 4x100 metre medley and a bronze one for the 100 metres (330 ft) backstroke.
- In 2008 Paralympics she won a silver medal for another 100 metre backstroke in Beijing,China
- On 2010 World Championships she won another gold for 4x100 metre medley which was held at Eindhoven,Netherlands.
- On 2012 Summer Paralympics she received a bronze medal for her participation at London.[2]
References
- ^ Richard Solash; Marina Vashakmadze (August 2, 2013). "For U.S. Athlete And Georgian Birth Family, A Past And Present Revealed". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Elizabeth Stone". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
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