Lori Radke
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| Nationality |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Alberta | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5'8 | |||||||||||||||||
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Lori Radke (born 1967) is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won two gold medals and one bronze at three different Paralympic Games.
Early life[edit]
Radke was born in Wetaskiwin, but grew up in Ponoka, Alberta where she attended Ponoka Composite High School and later the University of Alberta.[1] While in high school, she injured her knee and later opted for a knee ligament reconstruction.[2] As a result, she retired from stand-up sports in 1992 in favour of wheelchair reliant ones.[3]
Career[edit]
Radke joined Team Canada in 1994 and made her Paralympics debut during the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta.[2] Despite blowing out both anterior cruciate ligaments, Radke is classified as a 4.5 athlete in wheelchair basketball, meaning she has few if any physical limitations.[4] With Team Canada, Radke won two Paralympic gold medals, one Paralympic bronze medal, and various World Championship titles.[3] In 2008, she was named to Team Canada's roster for the 2008 Summer Paralympics[5] and the Osaka Cup which she chose to forgo.[6] During the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Team Canada placed 5th out of 10 teams.[7]
In 2012 after the Calgary Rollers lost to the BC Breakers in the National Wheelchair Basketball Championships, Radke was named to the All-Star Team.[8] The next year, Radke became a coach with the Calgary Rollers[4] but rejoined the team as a player after a shortage.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Leaders of Tomorrow nomination deadline approaching fast". ponokanews.com. January 21, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Mingo, Rita (April 1, 2008). "Canada targets Paralympic gold". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ponoka native makes team and wins bursary". ponokanews.com. April 16, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ a b c Mackinnon, Jeff (April 18, 2015). "New knees have wheelchair hoops veteran rolling again". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Canada's Paralympic team". Toronto Star. September 9, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Canada's national women's wheelchair basketball team to compete in Osaka Cup 2008 in Japan". paralympic.ca. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Radke competes in Beijing". ponokanews.com. October 8, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "BC Women & Ontario Men Crowned Champions at 2012 National Wheelchair Basketball Championships". bcwbs.ca. May 23, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2020.