Brett Lewis (born August 2, 1966) is an American retired Paralympic judoka who competed at international judo competitions. He is a two-time

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

silver medalist. Lewis lost his eyesight due to a post-surgical infection when he was six years old, despite his disability he was an active child who took part in judo and wrestling. He studied maths and engineering at

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and graduated with

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, he now works as a software engineer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Brett 1966 births Living people People from Del Rio, Texas Sportspeople from Spokane, Washington Paralympic judoka for the United States American male judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in judo Stanford University alumni