Lisa Franks

Who is Lisa Franks?

Lisa Franks is a paralympic athlete from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada competing mainly in category T52 wheelchair sprint events. Throughout her wheelchair racing career she set World Records in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, and marathon events.

Lisa has won six paralympic gold medals, four of them in the 2000 Summer Paralympics. In the 2000 games she won the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m and was beaten into silver medal in the 100m by Switzerland's Ursina Greuter. In 2004 she defended her 200m and 400m titles. In readiness for the 2008 Summer Paralympics Lisa had taken up wheelchair basketball and was a part of the Canadian team that finished fifth.