HOLLOWAY Kathryn

United States of America
Sitting Volleyball
8 Jun 1986
35
Female
VS1
EVERETT, WA
 
United States of America
PALO ALTO, CA
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VBS Sitting Volleyball Women
USA
United States
 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Preliminaries Pool B
#03
USA
United States
3
RWA
Rwanda
0
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Preliminaries Pool B
#08
USA
United States
0
CHN
China
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Preliminaries Pool B
#11
RPC
RPC
0
USA
United States
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Semifinals
#15
BRA
Brazil
0
USA
United States
3
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall A
Women's Gold Medal Match
#18
USA
United States
3
CHN
China
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2Women2012London, GBR
2Women2008Beijing, CHN
World Championships
2Women2018Netherlands
2Women2014Elblag, POL
:
Katie (Facebook profile, 11 Nov 2020)
:
Basketball, playing board games and card games. (teamusa.org, 22 Nov 2019)
:
Sociology - California State University, Northridge, Los Angeles, CA, USA
:
English
:
Bill Hamiter [national], USA
:
Opposite hitter (teamusa.org, 22 Jun 2016)
:
Her cousin Rob Rashell was a golfer on the PGA Tour between 2005 and 2007. Her sister Chelsey played basketball for Seattle University in Washington, United States of America, while her father Jeff played college football for Central Washington University. (teamusa.org, 22 Nov 2019)
:
She played able-bodied basketball for California State University, Northridge in the United States of America. (teamusa.org, 19 Jun 2014)
:
2006 for United States, World Championships in Roermond, Netherlands (paralympic.org, 06 Mar 2015)
:
She took up the sport in March 2006 at a US national training camp in Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (powerplay.us, 07 Nov 2016)
:
In 2006 the US sitting volleyball team visited her university and she met the national coach. She was then invited to a training camp to try the sport. "I had always loved volleyball but gave it up in high school because I could only jump off one foot and was slow to move laterally. So, when the opportunity presented itself to play a version of the sport that took the jumping away, I was excited. It was almost a case of the volleyball team got to me first. However, I did try wheelchair basketball in 2009. For me, it wasn't a good fit because I was not willing to learn the chair skills necessary to be at a high level." (gomatadors.com, 10 Sep 2020; teamusa.org, 19 Jun 2014)
:
To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 02 Oct 2017)
:
Winning gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (matthewhoodhood.com, 04 Sep 2019)
:
Her uncle Wayne. (teamusa.org, 22 Nov 2019)
:
"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself, 'I, not events, have the power to make me happy today. I can choose which it shall be. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.'" [Groucho Marx] (womenssportsfoundation.org, 01 Jan 2012)
:
She was flag bearer for the United States of America at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (teamusa.org, 22 Aug 2019)

She was named Best Blocker at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (teamusa.org, 22 Aug 2019)

In 2016 she was a member of the US national sitting volleyball team that was named the Paralympic Team of the Year by United States Olympic Committee [USOC]. (teamusa.org, 2016)

She was named Best Spiker at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (teamusa.org, 12 Mar 2014)

In 2011 and 2012 she was named Female Sitting Team Player of the Year by USA Volleyball. (teamusa.org, 12 Mar 2014)

She won the Most Valuable Player [MVP] award at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. (teamusa.org, 12 Mar 2014)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (worldparavolley.org, 12 Dec 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (thesittingsport.weebly.com, 12 Feb 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (thesittingsport.weebly.com, 12 Feb 2014)

Impairment Details
She was born without the fibula bone in her right leg. The limb was amputated below the ankle when she was age one. (thesittingsport.weebly.com, 12 Feb 2014)

General
OCCUPATION
She works as a recreational therapist for the Veterans Administration [VA] hospital system in Northern California, United States of America. The hospitals she works with were used as emergency centres to help treat patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's all hands on deck. The larger purpose for me in all this is that balance. I know I'm at a higher exposure risk because I'm seeing more people and potentially more COVID-positive people coming through but at the same time I feel like I'm serving a greater purpose. That's really important to me and I feel good about that." (teamusa.org, 06 May 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served on the United States Olympic Committee [USOC] Athlete Advisory Council [AAC]. (teamusa.org, 22 Aug 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2012 she gained a master's degree in therapeutic recreation from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK, United States of America. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2016)

PODCAST
She is the co-host of the 'Inside ParaSport' podcast alongside Para swimmer Kelly Crowley. They interview fellow Para athletes about their experiences in Para sport. (Inside Para Sport podcast, 26 Jan 2021; InsideParaSport Twitter profile, 27 Oct 2020)

Legend
:
Gold Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos