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| Full name | Tia Mackenzie Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-04-08) April 8, 1995 (age 29) Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sitting volleyball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tia Mackenzie Edwards (born April 8, 1995) is an American sitting volleyball player.
Career
Edwaards competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship and won a silver medal in 2018. She again competed at the World Championship in 2022 and won a bronze medal.
She represented the United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.
She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in sitting volleyball and won a gold medal. On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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.
References
- "Tia Edwards". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- "Netherlands 2018: New women's winner guaranteed". paralympic.org. July 21, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- McDougall, Chris (November 12, 2022). "U.S. Women Defeat Slovenia To Take Bronze At Sitting Volleyball World Championships". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Tia Edwards". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- 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.
- "Lima 2019: USA and Brazil crowned sitting volleyball champions". paralympic.org. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- Ring, Daniel (September 22, 2016). "Shifflett achieves long-awaited goal with Paralympics selection". southernminn.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- 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.
- Fawcett, Laura (July 10, 2024). "USA Volleyball Announces 2024 U.S. Paralympic Women's Sitting Volleyball Team". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
External links
- Tia Edwards at Team USA
- Tia Edwards at USA Volleyball
- Tia Edwards at the International Paralympic Committee
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- American sitting volleyball players
- People from Claremore, Oklahoma
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Paralympic volleyball players for the United States
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Women's sitting volleyball players
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