American sitting volleyball player (born 1995)
Tia Mackenzie Edwards (born April 8, 1995) is an American sitting volleyball player.
Career
Edwaards competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship and won a silver medal in 2018.[ 2] 2022 and won a bronze medal.[ 3] [ 4]
She represented the United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.[ 5] 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.[ 6]
She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal.[ 7] [ 8] 2024 Summer Paralympics .[ 9]
Personal life
Edwards was born to Dalton Edwards and Mica Pattillo, and has two sisters, Mikayla Shulanberger and Millie Pattillo, and a brother, Ryan Edwards. She was born with congenital birth defect to her left hand.[ 4]
References
^ "Tia Edwards" . Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved August 28, 2024 .^ "Netherlands 2018: New women's winner guaranteed" . paralympic.org . July 21, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2024 .^ McDougall, Chris (November 12, 2022). "U.S. Women Defeat Slovenia To Take Bronze At Sitting Volleyball World Championships" . teamusa.com . Retrieved August 28, 2024 . ^ a b "Tia Edwards" . teamusa.com . Retrieved August 28, 2024 .^ Kauffman, Bill (August 14, 2015). "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Golden at Parapan" . teamusa.org . Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024 . ^ "Lima 2019: USA and Brazil crowned sitting volleyball champions" . paralympic.org . August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2024 .^ Ring, Daniel (September 22, 2016). "Shifflett achieves long-awaited goal with Paralympics selection" . southernminn.com . Retrieved August 28, 2024 . ^ Costantini, Lisa (September 4, 2021). "U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Defend Their Gold Medal, Taking China 3-1" . teamusa.com . Retrieved August 28, 2024 . ^ Fawcett, Laura (July 10, 2024). "USA Volleyball Announces 2024 U.S. Paralympic Women's Sitting Volleyball Team" . usavolleyball.org . Retrieved August 28, 2024 .
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