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Anja Pierce

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    Hometown

    Pittsford, NY

    Event/Discipline: Paracanoe, KL3 and VL3
    Birthdate: August 4, 1968
    Hometown: Pittsford, New York
    Height: 5'6"
    Club: Cape Ability Outrigger Ohana, Inc


    2015 Paracanoe World Championships Team Member


    Top Results:

    • 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships 
      • GOLD in VL3 Women 200m 
      • 8th in KL3 Women 200m 
    • 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships - 4th in LTA V-1 Women 200m
    • 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships - BRONZE in LTA V-1 Women 200m
    • 2012 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships - SILVER in LTA V-1 Women 200m


    Personal:

    • Education: BA (Classics) and BS (in Physical Therapy)
    • Job: Pediatric Physical Therapist
    • Hobbies: Wooden Boat Building, skiing, cooking
    • Role Model: Jan Whitaker and Deborah Page and Bob Balk, for their expertise of and dedication to Paracanoe.
    • How you got into the sport: Met Jan Whitaker at an amputee fitness event at Nazareth College.
    • Sponsors: CAF and GRAAF

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