Alexandra Lisney

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NationalityAustralian
Born (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 38)
Sydney, Australia
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
Alexandra Lisney
Portrait of Australian 2016 Paralympic Team member Alexandra Green.
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 38)
Sydney, Australia
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
Disability classC4
ClubManly Warringah Cycling Club
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonWomen's individual pursuit C4
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 MontichiariWomen's individual pursuit C4
Gold medal – first place2012 Los AngelesWomen's individual pursuit C4
Silver medal – second place2014 AguascalientesWomen's individual pursuit C4
Bronze medal – third place2016 MontichiariWomen's individual pursuit C4
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 NottwilWomen's Time Trial C4

Alexandra Lisney (née Green; born 2 July 1987) is an Australian rower and cyclist. She won a bronze medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She represented Australian at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]

Green was born ten weeks premature on 2 July 1987 in Sydney, Australia.[2][3] She has cerebral palsy that affects the left side of her body.[3] As of 2016, she lives in Sydney, Australia and was a student at the University of New South Wales, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.[2][3] She is employed as a structural engineer.[4] She was married in September 2015.

Adaptive rowing

Lisney took up adaptive rowing in 2008 following an Australian Paralympic Committee talent search event. She went on to make the national team within one year of participating in the sport[3][5] with her first appearance at the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poland.[3]

Cycling

References

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