Jessica Cooper Lewis

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Jessica Cooper Lewis
Personal information
Born (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31)
Warwick Parish, Bermuda
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryBermuda
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability Diastematomyelia
Disability class T53
ClubCruisers Sports
Coached byKen Thom (2006–2017)
Curtis Thom (2017–)
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Doha Women's 100m T53
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Women's 100m T53
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Women's 100m T53
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 LimaWomen's 400m T53
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santigo Women's 100m T53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 LimaWomen's 800m T53

Jessica Cooper Lewis (born April 3, 1993) is a Bermudian Paralympic athlete who competes in mainly 400 metres and 800 metres events. [1] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100 m T53.

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] She competed at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, winning the bronze medal in the T53 100m. [4]

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References

  1. "Jessica Cooper Lewis – IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 17 January 2020.
  2. "Minister Foggo congratulates Jessica Lewis". bernews.com. 27 August 2019.
  3. "Jessica Lewis targets further glory". World Para Athletics. 5 January 2020.
  4. "Jessica Cooper Lewis – Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-09.