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Nicky Nieves
Nicole Nieves (born October 6, 1989) is an American sitting volleyball player. She is a member of the United States women's national sitting volleyball team, with whom she won two gold medals at Parapan American Games, gold at the Summer Paralympics, and three medals at the World Para Volleyball Championships. Early life and education Nicole Nieves was in New York City borough of the Bronx, on October 6, 1989, having no left hand since birth. She attended the Queens College, City University of New York where studied speech pathology. Career Nieves competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship for the first time in June 2014, at which she and Kaleo Kanahele Maclay each scored 7 points in a match against China. The Team USA scored 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 17-15 as overall victory. Her team would also win silver in the tournament, which was her first. She was also called up to the 2018 World Championship and won her second silver medal in 2018. She again competed at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bronx
The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River. The Bronx has a land area of and a population of 1,472,654 in the 2020 census. If each borough were ranked as a city, the Bronx would rank as the ninth-most-populous in the U.S. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest population density.New York State Department of Health''Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State – 2010'' retrieved on August 8, 2015. It is the only borough of New York City not primarily on an island. With a population that is 54.8% Hispanic as of 2020, it is the only majority-Hispanic county in the Northeastern United States and the fourth-most-populous nationwide. The Bronx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
