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The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 92 – Getting to Know Eliana Mason, a Two-Time Paralympian in Goalball

Broadcast on:
08 Jul 2023

In Episode 92 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet Eliana Mason. The longtime goalball player who has competed and medaled in two Paralympic Games discussed:

  • Her childhood growing up in the Pacific Northwest
  • Her visual impairment and how much vision she has
  • Her education and career working in the mental health field
  • How she was introduced to goalball
  • Her career competing in goalball tournaments around the world, including two Paralympic Games
  • What it takes to be a successful goalball athlete and, more generally, a successful blind athlete
  • Some of the unique places she has visited in her life thanks in large part to her involvement in goalball
  • Her roles with the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)

Follow Eliana Mason on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elianaamarieee/?hl=en.

Follow the U.S. women’s goalball team on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/USAWomensGoalball/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/usawgoalball/.