Sarah Castle

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Sarah Castle
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born1984
Denver, Colorado
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Swimming
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 100m breaststroke SB6
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Mar del Plata100m breaststroke SB6
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Women's wheelchair basketball
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 BirminghamWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 AmsterdamWomen's wheelchair basketball
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Women's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Women's wheelchair basketball
Various
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Americas CupWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Osaka CupWomen's wheelchair basketball

Sarah Castle is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and swimmer.

Biography

Castle was born in 1984 in Denver, Colorado. In 2002, she won a silver medal at Swimming World championships while in 2005 she won a gold one at the Americas Cup. She also got a gold medal at the Osaka Cup which was hosted at Osaka, Japan and was a two-time gold medalist at Parapan American Games in 2007 and 2011 respectively. Besides being a gold medalist in those events, she also won gold at IWBF World Championships in 2010 and was awarded another one at 2008 Summer Paralympics. Besides winning golds she also won another silver medal at IWBF World Championships in 2006 and got another silver at the 2000 Summer Paralympics for 100 metres (330 ft) breaststroke. Castle was also a four-time NCAA National Champion from 2002 to 2008 (except for 2005 and 2007 where she wasn't awarded that honour). [1]

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References

  1. "Sarah Castle". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2013.