Lisa Cushley | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | United Kingdom |
Born | Stockton-on-Tees, England | 12 April 1969
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Partner | Neil Cushley |
Skating club | Teesside/Durham |
Retired | 1989 |
Lisa Cushley (born 12 April 1969 in Stockton-on-Tees) is an English former pair skater who represented the United Kingdom. Competing with her brother, Neil Cushley, she finished 13th at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. [1] The pair placed 7th at the 1987 European Championships, 14th at the 1988 World championships, and 7th at the 1989 European Championships.
(with Neil Cushley)
International | ||||||||
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Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 |
Olympics | 13th | |||||||
Worlds | 14th | |||||||
Europeans | 7th | 10th | 7th | |||||
Inter. de Paris | 6th | |||||||
Moscow News | 12th | |||||||
Nebelhorn | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||
Skate Canada | 6th | |||||||
St. Gervais | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||
International: Junior | ||||||||
Junior Worlds | 11th | 8th | 7th | |||||
National | ||||||||
British Champ. | 2nd |
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