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Ljiljana Ljubisic
Ljiljana Ljubisic is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F12 throws events. Ljiljana has competed in the shot and discus at four consecutive Paralympics. She won the discus gold and shot silver medals in her second appearance in 1992 and followed this up with two bronze medals in the same events in 1996. However she was unable to win any medals in the 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different .... External linksLjiljana (Lilo) Ljubisic:Dialogue with an Adventist world-class athleteCollege and University Dialogue Retrieved April 26, 2019 References Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic Athletics
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a disabled sports, parasport. The list of athletics events, athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair racing and the club throw, which are specific to the division. The sport is known by various names, including disability athletics, disabled track and field and Paralympic athletics. Top-level competitors may be called elite athletes with disability. Competitors are typically organised into three broad categories: deaf sports, athletes with a physical disability, and athletes with an intellectual disability. Deaf athletes typically compete among themselves, while athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities are usually assessed and given a para-athletics classification, which groups together athletes with similar ability levels. These classifications are governed by the International Paralympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
