Alison Kabush (born 2 August 1980) is a Canadian boccia player. She's won two bronze medals at the 2000 Paralympic Games and 2004 Paralympic Games.
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| Born | 2 August 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boccia | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | BC3 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Kabush grew up in Surrey, British Columbia and began playing Boccia with the provincial team at the age of 13.[1] She competed in her first Paralympics during the 2000 Paralympic Games, where she won a bronze medal.[2] Kabush was later named to Team Canada's Paralympic team prior to the 2004 Paralympic Games and won a bronze medal with partner Paul Gauthier.[3] In 2011, Kabush was selected to compete at the Boccia World Cup.[4] She was inducted into the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association's Hall of Fame in 2019.[5]
References edit
- ^ "FRASER VALLEY RESIDENTS HONOURED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPORT AND VOLUNTEERING" (PDF). cscpacific.ca. June 4, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Alison Kabush". paralympic.org. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Le Canada termine au 3e rang". rds.ca (in French). September 28, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Surrey pair picked for World Cup". Surrey Now Leader. May 19, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Inducts Four New Members Into Hall of Fame". ccpsa.ca. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2021.