Christina Schwab

Christina Schwab (née Ripp)[2] (born July 31, 1980)[1][3] is an American Paralympic basketball player and distance track/road racer.

Christina Schwab
Personal information
Birth nameChristina Ripp
Nationality United States
Born (1980-07-31) July 31, 1980[1]
EducationUniversity of Illinois ('05)
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 Greecewheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2008 Chinawheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2016 Riowheelchair basketball
U.S. Paralympic championships
Gold medal – first place2002 wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2003 wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2004 wheelchair basketball
IWBF Gold Cup
Silver medal – second place2006 Team
Gold medal – first place2010 Team
Joseph F. Lyttle Tournament
Gold medal – first place2008 Team
North American Cup
Gold medal – first place2008 Team
Wheelchair racing
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 1500 m
U.S. Paralympic Trials
Bronze medal – third place2012 track and field

Competition

Schwab started competing for Paralympic Games in 2000 where she got into the 5th place at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. Four years later she won a gold medal in Athens, Greece for wheelchair basketball competition and in 2008 she won her second gold in Beijing, China. She was also awarded gold at International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Gold Cup and won bronze medal in track and field trials. She used to get first place at National championships from 2002 to 2004. In 2006, Christina won a silver medal at IWBF Gold Cup and bronze one at IPC World Championships. She also got into the first place at Boston Marathon which was in 2003 and five years later got the same spot at the North American Cup.[4][5]

Personal life

In December 2005, Schwab received a bachelor's degree in community health from the University of Illinois.[4][5] Schwab then moved to Colorado and helped start the Denver Rolling Nuggets, a women's wheelchair basketball team. In 2011, she married CJ Schwab and they reside in Edgerton, Wisconsin.[2][6] Schwab is currently working towards her master's degree while coaching the women's wheelchair basketball team at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She has a pretty cool brother named Jay ;)

References
  1. "Team USA - Christina Schwab". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. "Gold winner Christina Schwab makes move from basketball to track". Examiner.com. July 29, 2012.
  3. Elliott, John (April 21, 2003). "The 2003 Boston Marathon - The Wheelchair Races". MarathonGuide.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018. Christina Ripp, 22
  4. "Christina Schwab". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. "Christina Ripp". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  6. "Paralympic Experience Front Range". Adaptive Adventures. February 11, 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2013.


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