Allison Aldrich
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| Full name | Allison Elizabeth Aldrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 19, 1988 (age 36) Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Schuyler, Nebraska, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Allison Elizabeth Aldrich (born January 19, 1988)[1] is an American Paralympic volleyballist.
Early life
Aldrich was born in Schuyler, Nebraska.[2] In 1995, when she was only 7 years old[3] she was diagnosed with sarcoma a cell cancer. Aldrich was featured in Omaha World-Herald article in 2004.[4] In March 2004 she received an invitation to a sitting volleyball camp in Denver, where she was tried for Paralympics.[5] She graduated from Schuyler Central High School in 2006 and from that year attends Nebraska Wesleyan University. She used to be a member of National Honor Society from which she won the Ron Gustafson Inspirational Award.[2]
Career
She got her first medal which was bronze in 2004
Personal life
On occasion she travels to Shriners Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota to get a prosthetists opinion on her leg health which she lost in a battle with cancer at University of Nebraska Medical Center.[5] In her spare time she likes to watch The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Kobe Bryant. When it comes to sports she likes to watch Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Lakers.[2] She is also a Health Teacher at Walnut Middle School in Grand Island, Nebraska. She teaches safe sex, pregnancy, germs, cancer and many other health subjects.
References
- ^ "Allison Aldrich profile". Volleyball Magazine. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the originalon April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ Cindy Lange-Kibick (August 16, 2012). "Allison goes for gold -- at 2012 Paralympics and life". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ Stacy Wemhoff (August 15, 2012). "Aldrich heading to U.S. Paralympics for third time". Schuyler Sun. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ a b Mary Le Arneal (November 10, 2004). "Allison Aldrich has not let cancer slow her down. The Schuyler resident was a member of the U.S. Paralympic volleyball team". Fremont Tribune. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Volleyball at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-04-26.