SuGui Kriss (birth name Yang SuGui;[1] born July 6, 1987) is a former American Paralympic volleyballer.
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Yang SuGui July 6, 1987 Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editKriss was born in Kunming, Yunnan province, China from where she was adopted when she was 8 years old.[2] 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.[3] She came back to her homeland for the 2008 Paralympics which were held in Beijing,[4] during which she first carried an American flag[5] and won a silver medal.[6]
The same year she got a bronze medal for her participation at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled at Ismaïlia, Egypt.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Paralympics: Chinese American returns as athlete in Beijing". The Salt Lake Tribune. Associated Press. September 11, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Chen Jia (September 16, 2009). "Determination leads to Sugui Kriss's silver". China Daily. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ a b "SuGui Kriss". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "New York Adoptee Returns to China and Scores in Paralympic Victory". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 10, 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ Stephen Wade (September 11, 2008). "Chinese-American returns as an athlete". The Island. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Volleyball at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org.
External links
edit- Sugui Kriss at the International Paralympic Committee
- SuGui Kriss (SuGui Yang Kriss) at Team USA (archived)
- "Sugui KRISS". Best Sports. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014.
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