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Lisa Bunschoten (born 23 November 1995) is a Dutch para-snowboarder. She won a silver and a bronze medal in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 23 November 1995 Utrecht, Netherlands |
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Bunschoten was born with fibula aplasia. She competed at the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, and won the 2015/16 overall World Cup title in banked slalom.[2] Para-snowboarder Bibian Mentel coached Bunschoten early in her career.[3]
She won the gold medal in the women's dual banked slalom SB-LL2 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[4][5] She also won the gold medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event.[6][7] Bunschoten and Renske van Beek also won the silver medal in the women's team event.[8]
Bunschoten and Chris Vos were the flagbearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[9][10] Bunschoten missed out on winning a medal in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event after a collision with eventual bronze medalist Brenna Huckaby of the United States.[11][12] She also competed in the women's banked slalom SB-LL2 event.[12]
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