Emma Schieck (born August 6, 2001) is an American

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player. She made her Paralympics debut during the

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, where she helped Team USA win a gold medal.

Early life

Schieck was born on August 6, 2001, to parents Charles and Elizabeth Schieck. As a result of birth complications, she sustained nerve damage which caused brachial plexus injury. Growing up, she played soccer but soon switched to volleyball. While playing for

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and the Precision Athletics Volleyball Club, she was approached by two referees about considering

. One of the referees was Elliot Blake, Team USA's sitting volleyball manager, who encouraged Schieck to attend an informal tryout session in Virginia.

Career

In August 2021, Schieck was named to Team USA's National Sitting Volleyball Team to compete at the

. Schieck made her Paralympics debut in a 75–31 win against

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on August 27, 2021. In the gold-medal game against China, Schieck scored the final point to help Team USA win in four sets. Following the Games, she returned to school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

References

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