Gina McWilliams

Gina McWilliams (born July 16, 1975)[1] is a former American Paralympic volleyballer.

Gina McWilliams
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
BornJuly 16, 1965 (1965-07-16) (age 55)[1]
HometownCarrollton, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens, Greece Team
2008 Beijing, China Team
World Championships
2010 Edmond, Oklahoma Team
WOVD Intercontinental Cup
2008 Ismaïlia, Egypt Team
Parapan American Games
2003 Mar del Plata, Argentina Team

Competition

McWilliams started competing for Paralympic Games in 2003 where she won a gold medal for her participation at Parapan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. In 2004, she participated in 2004 Paralympic Games which were held in Athens, Greece and where she got her first bronze medal. In 2008 she participated at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled which was held at Ismaïlia, Egypt and where McWilliams got second bronze. In 2008 Paralympics which were held in Beijing, China she won a silver medal for Women’s Sitting Volleyball. In 2010, she won one more silver medal for Sitting Volleyball World Championships.[2]

Personal life

McWilliams is married and had two children. She resides in Carrollton, Texas.[3]

References
  1. "Gina McWilliams profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. "Gina McWilliams". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. "Paralympic medalist Gina McWilliams of Carrollton starts Kufuzu Volleyball Club". The Dallas Morning News. October 29, 2010.


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