Karissa Whitsell
Professional Road Racing Cyclist, Cyclist
1981 –
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Who is Karissa Whitsell?
Karissa Whitsell 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.
Whitsell won a bronze medal in the time trial event in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1981
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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