Kari LaRaine Miller (born April 16, 1977)[1] is an American Paralympic volleyball player.
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.jpg) Kari Miller (second from left), with Leon Panetta and others athletes in 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kari LaRaine Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 16, 1977 (age 47) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Washington, D.C., U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editMiller was born in Newark, New Jersey. In 1995 she graduated from Cardozo Senior High in Washington, D.C. and in 2011 began attending University of Central Oklahoma. In her spare time she likes to watch Heroes and when it comes to sports her favorite team is Minnesota Vikings. She also likes Adrian Peterson and is into equestrianism, jet skiing, parachuting, and rock climbing.[2]
Career
editMiller lost both her legs when a car she was in was hit by a drunk driver while she was on leave from military duty in 1999.[3] She started competing for Paralympic Games in 2007 where she won a silver medal for her participation at Sitting Volleyball Invitational. In 2008, she participated at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled where she won bronze medal and the same year got another silver one for her participation at 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2009, Miller was awarded as Paralympian of the year. In 2010, she won silver medal at Parapan American Championship which was held in Colorado and the same year got gold medal for another WOVD Championship. In 2011 and 2012 respectively she won three gold medals at ECVD Continental Cup, Parapan American Zonal Championship, and Volleyball Masters. She also got 4th silver medal for her participation at 2012 Paralympic Games in London.[2]
She was part of the USA team which won the gold at 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[4][5][6]
Miller provided commentary for NBC during the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Kari Miller profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ a b "Kari Miller". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Kari Miller". PBS. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Kauffman, Bill (August 14, 2015). "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Golden at Parapan". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Sitting Volleyball - Event Overview - Women: Ranks and Medals". 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Sitting Volleyball - Event Overview - Women: Athletes". 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ Team Usa. NBC
External links
edit- Kari Miller at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kari Miller at Team USA (archived)