John Kusku
Sport: Goalball
Gold: 0 Silver: 1 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: August 6, 1984
Height: 5'11"
Age: 41
Hometown: Commerce Township, MI
Education: Warren Mott High School (Warren, Mich.) ‘02 Western Michigan University ‘07, Mathematics and Physics Secondary Education; M.A. ’09, Mathematics
Biography
Quick Facts
- Son of Altan and Julianne
- Married to Jessica and has a son, George
- Born with a hereditary degenerative retinal disease
- Legally blind with less than one degree of vision left in each eye
- Was introduced to goalball at a Sports Education Camp hosted by the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes at West Michigan University at a young age
- Teaches high school math and physics
- His wife coaches his team, Michigan Omega, and helps build workouts for training
- One of his favorite moments is when his son imitates his strength workouts with one-pound dumbbells
- Hobbies include spending time with his family and listening to audiobooks, especially of the science and science fiction genre.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (Team - Men)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Team - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 5th (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2014, 2018
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2014 (Team - Men)
