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Para Track and Field

Eva

Houston

Paralympian 2020

Athlete Bio#

Eva Houston races down the track

Age

24

Hometown

Omaha, NE

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ’23, Natural Resources and Environmental Science

classification: T34

Personal
  • Started racing her freshman year of high school
  • Her family and coaches helped her fight to allow wheelchair racers to compete at the Nebraska state finals
  • Currently a member of the University of Illinois Wheelchair Track Team
  • Hobbies include music, writing and taking long walks with her dog
Paralympic Experience
  • One-time Paralympian (2020)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 8th (100-meter), 6th (800-meter)
World Championships Experience
  • Most Recent: 2023 – bronze (800-meter); 4th (100-meter)
  • Years of Participation: 2023
  • Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
  • Bronze – 2023 (800-meter)

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