Lisa Olsen

Lisa Olsen is a Canadian-American skydiver. She is noted for having won the Gold Medal in Women's Individual Accuracy at the XIX World Parachuting Championships in Sweden in 1988. In 1982, Olsen, along with teammates Brenda Blue, Kathy Kangas, Eileen Vaughn, and Bev Watson, won the Silver Medal in Women's Team Accuracy at the XVI World Parachuting Championships in Czechoslovakia. She subsequently moved to the United States and finished eighth in the Hit'n'Rock competition at the Parachutists Over Phorty Society meet in Jordan in 1997. She also served as Chief Judge in Style & Accuracy at the 2004 US National Skydiving Championships.

Trivia

Lisa posed in a bikini, along with teammates Brenda Blue, Kathy Kangas, Eileen Vaughn, and Bev Watson, in a 1982 issue of CANPARA (Canadian Parachutist), to celebrate their Silver Medal at the World Parachuting Championships.

External links

* [http://www.cspa.ca/competition/english/wins.htm Canadian Sport Parachuting Association] - Web page describing Lisa's individual and team medals at the World Parachuting Championships.
* [http://www.thepops.org/world/w1997.php Parachutists Over Phorty Society] - Web page describing Lisa's placement in Hit'n'Rock at the 1997 POPS meet.