Monique Burkland

Monique Burkland
Personal information
Full name	Monique Marie Burkland
Nationality	United States
Born	(1989-08-11) August 11, 1989 Reno, Nevada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Honours Athletics Paralympic Games Silver 2010 WOVD Sitting Volleyball World Championships Women's sitting volleyball Gold 2011 Parapan American Zonal Championship in São Paulo, Brazil Women's sitting volleyball Gold 2011 ECVD Continental Cup in Yevpatoria, Ukraine Women's sitting volleyball Gold 2012 Volleyball Masters Women's sitting volleyball Silver 2012 London Women's sitting volleyball

Monique Burkland (born August 11, 1989) is an American Paralympic volleyballist.

Early life

Monique Burkland was born in Reno, Nevada. She graduated from Plainview High School in 2008 where she used to be all-state softball player. There, she also did track and basketball. While being employed on a summer job, she lost her leg in a forklift accident. Since then, she joined A2 sitting volleyball camp at the University of Central Oklahoma.^[1]

Career

She started competing for Paralympic Games in 2010 where she won a silver medal for her participation at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled. In 2011 and 2012 respectively she won three gold medals at ECVD Continental Cup which was held in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, Parapan American Zonal Championship of São Paulo, Brazil and Volleyball Masters. She also got another silver medal for her participation at 2012 Paralympic Games in London.^[1]

References

External links

• Monique Burkland's profile on paralympic.org