Luba Lowery
{{short description|Russian-born American paralympic athlete}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Luba Lowery
| birth_place = Russia
| education = Gould Academy
| country = {{Flag|United States}}
| disability = Proximal femoral focal deficiency
| event = Slalom skiing giant slalom
Open water swimming
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's para swimming }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
2010 Vancouver
}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2017}}
Luba Lowery is a Russian-born American paralympic athlete. Lowery represented the United States in the 2010 Paralympic Games. Lowery has been involved in both competitive skiing and swimming.
Biography
Lowery was born in Russia and was adopted when she was four years old.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2015/07/18/yoemans-wins-peaks-to-portland-for-fifth-straight-year/|title=Scott Yeomans wins Peaks to Portland for fifth straight year|last=Swasey|first=John|date=July 18, 2015|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|location=Portland, Maine|access-date=September 12, 2017|language=en-US}} She grew up in Cumberland, Maine. When she was eight years old, because of a congenital bone defect, Proximal Focal Femoral Disorder (PFFD), her right leg was amputated.{{Cite news|url=http://www.teamusa.org/para-alpine-skiing/athletes/Luba-Lowery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101053837/http://www.teamusa.org/para-alpine-skiing/athletes/Luba-Lowery|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2016|title=Luba Lowery|work=Team USA|access-date=September 12, 2017}} Lowery attended Gould Academy.{{Cite news|url=https://gouldacademy.org/blog/reflections-on-alumni-weekend/|title=Reflecting on the Shared Wisdom of Alumni Weekend – Gould Academy|date=September 27, 2016|work=Gould Academy|access-date=September 12, 2017|language=en-US}}
Lowery represented the United States in the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2010/03/20/living-their-dreams-in-vancouver_2010-03-19/|title=Living their dreams in Vancouver|date=March 20, 2010|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|access-date=September 12, 2017|language=en-US}} She took seventh place in the slalom and ninth place in the giant slalom.
Lowery's first open-water swimming race took place in 2015, where she came in 42nd in women's times and 118th overall. In October 2015, she was inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maineadaptive.org/news/maine-adaptive-race-coach-board-member-and-us-paralympian-luba-lowery-to-be-inducted-into-the-maine-ski-hall-of-fame/|title=Maine Adaptive Race Coach, Board Member and US Paralympian, Luba Lowery, to be inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame|website=Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation|language=en-US|access-date=September 12, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140106231149/http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2010/May/20/Paralympic-Q-A-Luba-Lowery Interview]
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Category:People from Cumberland, Maine
Category:Paralympic alpine skiers for the United States
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)