Jessica Cooper Lewis
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| Full name | Jessica Cooper Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bermuda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Diastematomyelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cruisers Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ken Thom (2006–2017) Curtis Thom (2017–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessica Cooper Lewis (born 3 April 1993) is a Bermudian Paralympic athlete who competes in mainly 400 metres and 800 metres events.[1] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100 m T53.
She has competed in three Parapan American Games in which she has won four medals and four Paralympic Games where she was the first ever Paralympic athlete from Bermuda to compete in the Games when she made her debut appearance in 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] She competed at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, winning the bronze medal in the T53 100m.[1]
At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as Bermuda's first Paralympic athlete at the Games, she won bronze in the 400m T53/T54 combined event.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Jessica Cooper Lewis". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ "Minister Foggo congratulates Jessica Lewis". bernews.com. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ "Jessica Lewis targets further glory". World Para Athletics. 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ Glasgow, Scott Neil in (3 August 2026). "Jessica Lewis wins bronze medal at Commonwealth Games". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
External links
- Jessica Cooper Lewis at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jessica Cooper Lewis at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Jessica Cooper Lewis at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Jessica Lewis on Instagram
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Bermudian women sprinters
- Paralympic athletes for Bermuda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Parapan American Games gold medalists for Bermuda
- Parapan American Games silver medalists for Bermuda
- Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- People from Warwick Parish
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Bermuda
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics