Karissa Whitsell

American cyclist

Karissa Whitsell

2008 Summer Paralympics, Tandem. Karissa Whitsell and Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) compete in Beijing Summer Paralympics on September 7, 2008

Personal information

Born

(1981-06-15) June 15, 1981 (age 42)

United States

Team information

Discipline

Track

Role

Rider

Medal record

Karissa Whitsell (born June 15, 1981) is an accomplished American blind cyclist. Whitsell, with her tandem partner Katie Compton, won four medals at the 2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. They won a gold medal in the road race/time trial event, another gold in the 3 km individual pursuit, a silver in the 1 km time trial, and a bronze in the sprint.^[1]

Whitsell won a gold medal in the time trial, a silver medal in the road race, and a bronze medal in the individual pursuit event in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.^[2]

References

^ "Sweet song". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
^ "Paralympics: Kiwi news day three". Television New Zealand. September 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

Karissa Whitsell at the International Paralympic Committee
Karissa Whitsell at Team USA (archive January 14, 2020) (archive March 11, 2012)
Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
Story of Karissa being named US Blind Athlete of the year in 2004 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2005)