Lisa Gjessing

Lisa Gjessing
Personal information
Full nameLisa Kjær Gjessing
NationalityDanish
Born (1978-07-04) 4 July 1978 (age 46)
Denmark
Sport
SportPara Taekwondo
DisabilityLower left arm amputee
Disability classF44
Medal record
Women's Para Taekwondo
Representing  Denmark
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 65 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London -58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun -58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow -58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lausanne -57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya -58 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bari -58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Plovdiv -58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Warsaw -58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manchester -65 kg

Lisa Kjær Gjessing (born 4 July 1978)[1] is a Danish parataekwondo practitioner. Gjessing is a Paralympic gold medalist, four-time world champion and three-time European champion.

  1. ^ "Lisa Gjessing". Olympics.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.