Christina Schwab
American Paralympic basketball player
Christina Schwab (née Ripp) (born July 31, 1980) is an American wheelchair basketball player. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, and 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] She won the 2003 Boston Marathon, Women's Wheelchair division.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christina Ripp |
| National team | United States |
| Born | July 31, 1980 |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Women's Wheelchair Basketball |
| Event(s) | Women's Wheelchair Basketball |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | 2015 Parapan American Games. |
| Paralympic finals | 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics |
She played at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, 2012 Summer Paralympics, and 2015 Parapan American Games. She participated at the 2003 New York City Marathon, 2004 New York City Marathon, 2005 New York City Marathon, 2006 New York City Marathon, 2010 New York City Marathon, 2011 New York City Marathon, and 2012 London Marathon.
She is from Dane, Wisconsin.[2] She studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ "Wheelchair Basketball United States of America". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "CHRISTINA SCHWAB WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL". teamusa.org.
- ↑ "Christina Schwab". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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