Tia Edwards

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Tia Edwards
Personal information
Full nameTia Mackenzie Edwards
Born (1995-04-08) April 8, 1995 (age 29) [1]
Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Sport Sitting volleyball
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 ArnhemTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Sarajevo Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team

Tia Mackenzie Edwards (born April 8, 1995) is an American sitting volleyball player.

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Career

Edwaards competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship and won a silver medal in 2018. [2] She again competed at the World Championship in 2022 and won a bronze medal. [3] [4]

She represented the United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal. [5] She again represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal. [6]

She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal. [7] [8] On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [9]

Personal life

Edwards was born to Dalton Edwards and Mica Pattillo, and has two sisters, Mikayla Shulanberger and Millie Pattillo, and a brother, Ryan Edwards. She was born with congenital birth defect to her left hand. [4]

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References

  1. "Tia Edwards". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. "Netherlands 2018: New women's winner guaranteed". paralympic.org. July 21, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. McDougall, Chris (November 12, 2022). "U.S. Women Defeat Slovenia To Take Bronze At Sitting Volleyball World Championships". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Tia Edwards". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. Kauffman, Bill (August 14, 2015). "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Golden at Parapan". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. "Lima 2019: USA and Brazil crowned sitting volleyball champions". paralympic.org. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. Ring, Daniel (September 22, 2016). "Shifflett achieves long-awaited goal with Paralympics selection". southernminn.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  8. Costantini, Lisa (September 4, 2021). "U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Defend Their Gold Medal, Taking China 3-1". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. Fawcett, Laura (July 10, 2024). "USA Volleyball Announces 2024 U.S. Paralympic Women's Sitting Volleyball Team". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved August 28, 2024.