Lisa Mason
| Lisa Mason | |
|---|---|
| Country represented |  United Kingdom England |
| Born | February 26, 1982 Aylesbury, England |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Huntingdon |
| Former coach(es) | Terry Sharpington |
| Retired | 2000 |
Lisa Elena Jane Mason (born 26 February 1982 in Aylesbury, England) is a British gymnast who trained at Huntingdon Gym Club, starting at the age of five, and competed at both domestic and international level.
She has represented her country at both the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games where at the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won two Gold medals. On the domestic scene, she has been a British Gymnastic Champion on three occasions, her first title being won at the age of 14.
Lisa had a lot of 'first British' titles, for example, she was the first British gymnast to ever win Gold at a Grand Prix event. In 1998 she won the Cottbus floor title ahead of Russia's Yelena Produnova, and in Tianjin she earned the highest ever placing in the All-Around for a British Gymnast in the World Championships, 14th.
Her worst noteworthy injury was when she broke her arm in 1995 after falling off the asymmetric bars. She had two plates and twelve bolts inserted in the injury.
She was awarded the title of "Master Gymnast" by British Gymnastics
In her family life she is one of four children, having three brothers Scott, Daniel and Michael. On 15 May 2005 she gave birth to a daughter named Yallarna.
[edit] External links
- Lisa Mason at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
- List of competitive results at Gymn Forum
- list her status as "Master Gymnast"
- Biography
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