Lisa Gjessing Explained

Lisa Gjessing
Fullname:	Lisa Kjær Gjessing
Nationality:	Danish
Birth Date:	4 July 1978
Birth Place:	Denmark
Sport:	Para Taekwondo
Disability:	Lower left arm amputee
Disability Class:	F44
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Lisa Kjær Gjessing (born 4 July 1978)^[1] is a Danish parataekwondo practitioner. Gjessing is a four-time world champion and three-time European champion. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the –58 kg category, having qualified via World Ranking.^[2] She won the gold medal in that event.^[3] She was also one of the flag bearers for Denmark during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[4]

Gjessing had her lower left arm amputated in 2012 due to cancer.^[5] She is married and has two daughters.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lisa Gjessing . Olympics.com . en . 2021 . 28 August 2021 . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828142715/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/taekwondo/athlete-profile-n1449580-gjessing-lisa.htm . dead .
2. Web site: 1 January 2020. Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 World Rankings. Taekwondo Oezer.
3. Web site: ParalympicsGB roundup: Emma Wiggs storms to dominant canoe sprint gold. The Guardian. 3 September 2021. 4 September 2021.
4. News: Dowdeswell. Andrew. 6 December 2021. Para taekwondo fighter Gjessing nominated for Danish Sports Name of the Year award. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 December 2021.
5. Web site: [World Taekwondo] "Gasoline for Life:" Danish Champion Lisa Gjessing Retains Title in Trail-by-Fire Finale]. 2021-08-08. m.worldtaekwondo.org.
6. Web site: Veteran taekwondo champion Lisa Gjessing relishing first Paralympic chance . Olympics.com . en . 22 August 2021 . 28 August 2021 . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828143125/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/news/veteran-taekwondo-champion-lisa-gjessing-relishing-first-paralympic-chance . dead .