SuGui Kriss

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SuGui Kriss
Personal information
Nationality American
BornYang SuGui
(1987-07-06) July 6, 1987 (age 38)
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Sitting Volleyball Invitational
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Shanghai, ChinaTeam
WOVD Intercontinental Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Ismaïlia, EgyptTeam

SuGui Kriss (birth name Yang SuGui; [1] born July 6, 1987) is a former American Paralympic volleyballer.

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Biography

Kriss 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

  1. ↑ "Paralympics: Chinese American returns as athlete in Beijing". The Salt Lake Tribune . Associated Press. September 11, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 "SuGui Kriss". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Stephen Wade (September 11, 2008). "Chinese-American returns as an athlete". The Island. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Volleyball at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org.


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