Australian Olympian Lisa Curry-Kenny To Have Heart Surgery

SYDNEY, Australia, April 2. ACCORDING to a report in the Herald Sun, three-time Australian Olympian Lisa Curry-Kenny, 45, will undergo heart surgery to repair "a condition known as myocarditis."

Curry-Kenny, who represented Australia at the 1980 Moscow, 1984 Los Angeles and 1992 Barcelona Games, completed her career with 30 international medals across a variety of competitions. She finished with 15 gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals.

"This has been a very big challenge for me and for my family and I'm dealing with this as I have always approached big challenges, one step at a time," Curry-Kenny said in the statement posted by the Herald Sun. "Right now I'm just trying to walk my talk and stay positive. This is something I never thought would happen to me. The risk of cardiac arrest is very small but unpredictable and I'm not prepared to jeopardize my life for that small risk."

Full text of Herald Sun article.

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