Lora Webster

Lora Jessica Webster (born August 26, 1986)[1] is an American Paralympic volleyballist. She won a 2018 Theresa Award.[2]

Lora Webster
Personal information
Full nameLora Jessica Webster
NationalityAmerican
BornAugust 26, 1986 (1986-08-26) (age 37)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
HometownPhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 RioTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo (2021)Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Mar del PlataTeam
Sitting Volleyball World Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 NetherlandsTeam
Sitting Volleyball Invitational
Silver medal – second place2007 Shanghai, ChinaTeam
WOVD Intercontinental Cup
Bronze medal – third place2008 Ismailia, EgyptTeam
Parapan American Zonal Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Denver, ColoradoTeam
Euro Cup
Gold medal – first place2009 Roermond, NetherlandsTeam
Parapan American Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 Denver, ColoradoTeam
WOVD World Cup
Gold medal – first place2010 Port Said, EgyptTeam
Volleyball Masters
Gold medal – first place 2012 Leersum, NetherlandsTeam

Early life

Webster was born in Phoenix, Arizona. By the time she turned 11 she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her left tibia. She underwent a rotationplasty procedure to remove the cancerous bone, and lost her knee that way. In 1998 she got a prosthetic leg.[3] In 2004, she graduated from Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona with Gene Autry Courage Award which she shared with Lynn Swan.[4] While she was in high school she competed in track and diving at Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Nebraska.[3]

Career

In 2003, she won a gold medal in Parapan American Games and in 2004 participated in 2004 Paralympic Games, where she won a bronze medal.[5] She won a silver medal for her participation at 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. The same year she got a bronze medal for her participation at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled where she also won an Intercontinental Cup. She also got two gold medals in 2009, one for Parapan American Zonal Championship and another for EuroCup.[3] In 2016, she competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[6] At the 2016 Rio Games she won a gold medal. At the 2018 World ParaVolley World Championships, she won a silver medal.[7] At the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics, realized in 2021, she won a gold medal.

Personal life

Webster married Paul Bargellini in 2010. Together they have a daughter and two sons. In the February 2006 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, she was named Cosmo's first Fun Fearless Female Reader and also won a prize of $10,000. She studied broadcasting at the University of Central Oklahoma.[3] In 2017, she graduated from Stony Brook University.[8]

In 2019, Webster announced her candidacy for Town of Hempstead Town Council as a Democrat.[9][10]

References
  1. "Lora Webster profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. "Meet Lora Webster, Recipient of the 2018 Theresa Award - Theresa Foundation | New York". Theresa Foundation. April 18, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. "Lora Webster". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. "Local Paralympian Honored with Prestigious Award". Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  5. "Volleyball at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org.
  6. "Long Island Paralympians: Point Lookout's Lora Webster to compete in Rio 2016 Paralympics". News 12 Networks. September 5, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  7. "LORA WEBSTER". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015.
  8. University, Stony Brook. "Stony Brook 40 Under Forty". www.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  9. "Lora Webster". Nassau County Democratic Committee.
  10. "Hempstead Town Council Candidates: Meet Lora Webster". Long Beach, NY Patch. October 14, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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