Karla Tritten

Karla Tritten (born April 17, 1978) is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and physical education teacher at the Balwin Junior High School,[1] a department of Victoria School of the Arts.[2] As of 2018, she resides in Sturgeon County.[3]

Karla Tritten
Personal information
Born (1978-04-17) April 17, 1978
NationalityCanadian
Career history
?–?Edmonton Inferno
?–?Northern Lights
Medals
Athletics
Various
Silver medal – second place2006 Junior National ChampionshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2006 Quebec AAA ChampionshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2007 National championshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2007 Canada GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place2007 Nations TournamentWomen's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place2007 Nations TournamentWomen's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place2007 Nations TournamentWomen's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place2007 Nations TournamentWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2007 Parapan American GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2008 Good Luck Beijing International InvitationalWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2008 North American CupWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2010 Paralympic World CupWomen's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place2010 CWBL Women's FinalsWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2010 CWBL Women's ChampionshipWomen's wheelchair basketball

Career

Tritten is four-time bronze medalist for 2007 Nations Tournament. In 2006, she was awarded with her first gold medal for her participation at Quebec AAA Championships, and the same year got her first silver medal for Junior National Championships. In 2007 she was honoured with a gold medal for her participation at the 2007 Canada Games and the same year got 2 silver medals for a National championship and the 2007 Parapan American Games. In 2008, Tritten was awarded 2 gold medals; one for her participation at the invitational game in Beijing, China the other one was given after she completed the North American Cup. In 2010 she won bronze medal for CWBL Women's Finals and the same year got a silver one for the championship.[4]

References
  1. "Karla Tritten". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. "Victoria School of the Arts teacher honoured by Wheelchair Basketball Canada". May 29, 2012. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2018 – via archive.is.
  3. Mitch Goldenberg (March 9, 2015). "Tri-area athletes haul in medals, memories". Spruce Grove Examiner. Postmedia Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. "Karla Tritten". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.


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