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Born | Prince George, British Columbia | June 9, 1978|||||||||||||
Nationality | Canada | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||
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Elisha Williams (born June 9, 1978) is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player who won 2 silver medals in 2007 and 2011 respectively. [1] In 2008 she was awarded with the British Columbia Premiere's Athletic Award and 5 years later got the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. [2]
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