SKYRPAN Amber

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 26 Apr 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Sport Class: VS1

Place of birth: LAC LA BICHE, AB

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sitting Volleyball	Women CAN Canada	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool A #02 BRA Brazil 3 CAN Canada 2	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool A #05 ITA Italy 1 CAN Canada 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Preliminaries Pool A #12 CAN Canada 3 JPN Japan 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Semifinals #16 CHN China 3 CAN Canada 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Women's Bronze Match #17 BRA Brazil 3 CAN Canada 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
7	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
7	Women	2018	Netherlands

Little One, Baby Girl ["When I first started I was the youngest on the team. I was not only the youngest but also one of the smallest there."] (Athlete, 09 Mar 2011)

Camping, spending time with family, crafting, cross-stitching, puzzles. (paralympic.ca, 01 Feb 2020)

MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, CAN

Two step-children

Languages spoken:

Nicole Ban [national], CAN

2009 for Canada (Athlete, 15 Dec 2015)

She began playing sitting volleyball in 2008 in Edmonton, AB, Canada. (Athlete, 15 Dec 2015)

She had previously played standing volleyball. "When my friend asked me to try sitting volleyball with her I went and fell in love with the new version of the game." (Athlete, 09 Mar 2011)

Her father. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2011)

Her parents. (Athlete, 15 Dec 2015)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (worldparavolley.org, 12 Dec 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 15 Dec 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 15 Dec 2015)

Impairment Details
She was born without the femur [thigh bone] in her right leg. At age eight she underwent Van Nes rotation surgery, where her right leg was turned 180 degrees at her hip so her ankle could be used as a knee joint, allowing her to have a bending leg instead of a straight leg. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016; Athlete, 15 Dec 2015; paralympic.ca, 01 Feb 2020)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
Alongside graduating from the office assistant programme at MacEwan University in Edmonton, AB, Canada, where she majored in the legal specialisation, she has also trained to become a doula. (paralympic.ca, 01 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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