SuGui Kriss
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July 6, 1987 Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SuGui Kriss (born July 6, 1987) is a former American Paralympic volleyballer.
Biography
Kriss was born in Kunming, Yunnan province, China from where she was adopted when she was 8 years old.[1] She started competing for Paralympic Games in 2006, when she got into the 5th place at Netherlands' Sitting Volleyball World Championship. In 2007, she got her first medal which was silver for her participation at Sitting volleyball Invitational in Shanghai, China. The same year she visited her orphanage for a month and a half.[2] She came back to her homeland for the 2008 Paralympics which were held in Beijing, during which she first carried an American flag[3] and won a silver medal. The same year she got a bronze medal for her participation at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled at Ismaïlia, Egypt.[2]
References
- ↑ Chen Jia (September 16, 2009). "Determination leads to Sugui Kriss's silver". China Daily. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- 1 2 "SuGui Kriss". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Stephen Wade. "Chinese-American returns as an athlete". The Island. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
External links
- Results for SuGui Kriss from the International Paralympic Committee
- SuGui Kriss at TeamUSA.org
- "SuGui Kriss". Best Sports. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014.