Eva Houston
Sport: Para Track and Field
Gold: 0 Silver: 0 Bronze: 1
Quick Facts
Birthday: January 24, 2001
Height: N/A
Age: 24
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Education: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ’23, Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Biography
Quick Facts
- Started racing her freshman year of high school
- Her family and coaches helped her fight to allow wheelchair racers to compete at the Nebraska state finals
- Currently a member of the University of Illinois Wheelchair Track Team
- Hobbies include music, writing and taking long walks with her dog
Paralympic Experience
- One-time Paralympian (2020)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 8th (100-meter), 6th (800-meter)
World Championships Experience
- Most Recent: 2023 – bronze (800-meter); 4th (100-meter)
- Years of Participation: 2023
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2023 (800-meter)
