SuGui Kriss

SuGui Kriss
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1987-07-06) July 6, 1987
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg)
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Team
Sitting Volleyball Invitational
2007 Shanghai, China Team
WOVD Intercontinental Cup
2008 Ismaïlia, Egypt Team

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 "SuGui Kriss". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ Stephen Wade. "Chinese-American returns as an athlete". The Island. Retrieved January 25, 2015.


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