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Full name | Lisa Coryell | ||||||||||||||
Born | January 26, 1965 60) Black River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. | (age||||||||||||||
Home town | La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Para archery | ||||||||||||||
Disability | Multiple sclerosis | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Randy Smith | ||||||||||||||
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Lisa "Lia" Coryell (born January 26, 1965) [1] [2] is an American Paralympic archer who competes in international archery competitions. She is a World champion and has competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Coryell was a former Army private in 1983 at Fort Dix, she worked as a military truck driver but six months later she broke her leg. She had surgery to fix her broken leg but the nerves in her foot never recovered and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis four years later. She medically retired from the Army in 1984. [7]
Date of Birth: 26 Jan 1965 / Place of birth: BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI / Place of residence: LA CROSSE, WI
CORYELL Lisa 26 Jan 1965