Tia Mackenzie Edwards (born April 8, 1995) is an American

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player.

Career

Edwaards competed at the

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and won a silver medal in 2018. She again competed at the World Championship in

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and won a bronze medal. She represented the United States at the

2015 Parapan American Games The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Pa ...

and won a gold medal. She again represented the United States at the

2019 Parapan American Games The 2019 Parapan American Games ( es, Juegos Parapanamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, was an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, ...

and won a gold medal. She represented the United States at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

and won a gold medal. On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the

2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Paralympic Games, Summer Paralympics (french: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), commonly known as the Games of the XVII Paralympiad, and commonly known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international Multi-sport event, multi-sport paraspo ...

Personal life

Edwards was born to Dalton Edwards and Mica Pattillo, and has two sisters, Mikayla Shulanberger and Millie Pattillo, and a brother, Ryan Edwards. She was born with congenital birth defect to her left hand.

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Tia Edwards
at USA Volleyball * 1995 births Living people American sitting volleyball players People from Claremore, Oklahoma Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Paralympic volleyball players for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Women's sitting volleyball players 21st-century American sportswomen {{Sittingvolleyball-bio-stub