John Kusku

Paralympian 2016, 2020

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GOLD

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SILVER

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BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'11"

Age

Hometown

Commerce Township, MI

Education

Warren Mott High School (Warren, Mich.) ‘02 Western Michigan University ‘07, Mathematics and Physics Secondary Education; M.A. ’09, Mathematics

classification: B2

Personal

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.