Name: Eileen "Lee" FordSport: Archery
Event: Women's Standing Recurve
Height: 5’6”
Current Residence: Perry, GA
College: Georgia State University
Paralympic Experience:
- 2012 Paralympic Games
- 2014 Parapan American Championships, individual gold
- 2013 World Archery Para Championships, 6th place individual finish
- 2011 Gold medalist, Parapan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico
- 25 meter indoor record Recurve Standing Women for 30 and 60 arrows- United States
- American able bodied ranking as of 12/31/11 16th place
- 2010 World Invitational Disabled Archery Competition, Stoke Mandeville (GBR) 5th place
- 2012 World Invitational Disabled Archery Competition, Stoke Mandeville (GBR) 4th place
- 2010 Arizona Cup, 2nd place
- 2011 World Championships, 9th place
Facts: Daughter of Raymond and Doris Ford. Sister Terry Wietstruk, brother Ray Ford, Jr. married to John Faherty, daughter is Shelby, age 15. Current married name is Lee Ford-Faherty. Is an avid bead and silversmith jewelry artist, as well as a silk painter. She designs costumes for friends, loves going to Burning Man and is a regular camper and outdoorswoman. Competed in inline roller speed skating before college and later became a belly dancer and fire performer before getting hurt. Lee still performs with fire.
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