Annie Flood

Annie Flood (born May 16, 2003) is an American Paralympic volleyballist. At the age of 18, Flood won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Annie Flood
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2003-05-16) May 16, 2003
Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
College / UniversityLinfield University
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoSitting volleyball

Early life

Flood was born on May 16, 2003, in Salem, Oregon[1] to parents Jeff and Linda.[2] Flood was born with fibular hemimelia and learned to walk on a prosthetic leg.[3] When she was 10 years old, Flood received her first grant for an athletic leg which she used to play soccer and run.[4]

Career

Flood was introduced to sitting volleyball through a summer camp in Ohio in 2016. Shortly thereafter, she started training in the National Team A2 program and about a year later started training with the US national team.[2] During her senior year at South Salem High School,[5] Flood was a member of the gold medal-winning sitting volleyball team at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6] Following the Games, she returned to North America to attend Linfield University for a degree in intensive care nursing.[7]

References
  1. "FLOOD Annie". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. "Annie Flood". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. Poehler, Bill (July 9, 2014). "Wounded Warrior camp an experience for Annie Flood". Statesmen Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. "ANNIE FLOOD". Challenged Athletes. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. McCord, AJ (October 30, 2020). "South Salem senior shoots for 'second chance' at Paralympics". KOIN. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  6. Azzi, Alex (September 5, 2021). "US women win second straight gold in sitting volleyball". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  7. Krupke, Nick (September 25, 2020). "South Salem senior, Sitting volleyball player lives, learns in Oklahoma in time of COVID-19". KPTV. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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