Lisette Teunissen

Lisette Teunissen (born 18 February 1986) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer.

Lisette Teunissen
Personal information
Born (1986-02-18) 18 February 1986
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportParalympic swimming

She represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1]

She won the gold medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S4 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London, United Kingdom and the bronze medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]

At the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S4 event.[2] She also won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre freestyle S3 event.[3] She set new world records in both events.[3]

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