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| Born | October 6, 1989 The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sitting volleyball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicole Nieves (born October 6, 1989) is an American sitting volleyball player. She is a member of the United States women's national sitting volleyball team, with whom she won two gold medals at Parapan American Games, gold at the Summer Paralympics, and three medals at the World Para Volleyball Championships.
Nicole Nieves was in New York City borough of the Bronx, on October 6, 1989, having no left hand since birth. [1] She attended the Queens College, City University of New York where studied speech pathology. [1]
Nieves competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship for the first time in June 2014, at which she and Kaleo Kanahele Maclay each scored 7 points in a match against China. The Team USA scored 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 17-15 as overall victory. Her team would also win silver in the tournament, which was her first. [2] She was also called up to the 2018 World Championship and won her second silver medal in 2018. [3] She again competed at the World Championship in 2022, where she won a bronze medal. [4] [5]
Nieves also represented the United States at the Parapan American Games, first in the 2015 edition and won a gold medal. [6] She again represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal. [7]
Nieves represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal. [8] [9] On July 10, 2024, after an eight year absence, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [10] Along with wheelchair basketball player Steve Serio, she served as one of two flag bearers for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony. [11]
Steven Dillon Serio is a wheelchair basketball player. As a co-captain of the USA Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team, he led the American men to their first Paralympic gold medal since 1988 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games and defended the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He currently plays for the New York Rolling Knicks in the NWBA Championship Division.
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The United States competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
Whitney Jenay Dosty is an American sitting volleyball player.
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