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Alison Kabush

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Alison Kabush
Personal information
Born (1980-08-02) 2 August 1980 (age 44)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportBoccia
Disability classBC3
Medal record
Boccia
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Pair BC3
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Pair BC3

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.

Career

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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

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  1. ^ "FRASER VALLEY RESIDENTS HONOURED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN SPORT AND VOLUNTEERING" (PDF). cscpacific.ca. June 4, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alison Kabush". paralympic.org. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Le Canada termine au 3e rang". rds.ca (in French). September 28, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Surrey pair picked for World Cup". Surrey Now Leader. May 19, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Inducts Four New Members Into Hall of Fame". ccpsa.ca. 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2021.