John

Kusku

Quick Facts

• Son of Altan and Julianne
• Married to Jessica and has a son, George
• Born with a hereditary degenerative retinal disease
• Legally blind with less than one degree of vision left in each eye
• Was introduced to goalball at a Sports Education Camp hosted by the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes at West Michigan University at a young age
• Teaches high school math and physics
• His wife coaches his team, Michigan Omega, and helps build workouts for training
• One of his favorite moments is when his son imitates his strength workouts with one-pound dumbbells
• Hobbies include spending time with his family and listening to audiobooks, especially of the science and science fiction genre.

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (Team - Men)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Team - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2018 – 5th (Team - Men)
• Years of participation: Team - Men 2014, 2018
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2014 (Team - Men)