Background
Webster was born in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Lora Webster
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In 2004 she graduated from Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona with Gene Autry Courage Award which she shared with Lynn Swan.
Career
By the time she turned 11 she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her left tibia. She underwent a rotationplasty procedure to remove the cancerous bone, and lost her knee that way. In 1998 she got prosthetic legal
While she was in high school she competed in track and diving at Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Nebraska.
She also got two gold medals in 2009, one for Parapan American Zonal Championship and another for EuroCup.
Achievements
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In 2003 she won a gold medal in Parapan American Games and in 2004 participated in 2004 Paralympic Games, where she won a bronze medal. She won a silver medal for her participation at 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. The same year she got a bronze medal for her participation at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled where she also won a Intercontinental Cup. In February 2006 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, she was named Cosmo"s first Fun Fearless Female Reader and also won a prize of $10,000.
