Kari

Miller

Career Highlights

• 2016: World ParaVolley Intercontinental Cup (Gold); Exhibition tournament vs. Russia; Dutch Tournament (First)
• 2015: Parapan American Games (Gold)
• 2012: Volleyball Masters (Gold)
• 2011: Parapan American Zonal Championships (Gold)
• 2010: WOVD World Cup (Gold); Parapan American Championship (Gold)
• 2009: Parapan American Zonal Chapionship (Gold); Eurocup (Gold)
• 2008: WOVD Intercontinental Cup (Bronze)
• 2007: Sitting Volleyball Invitational (Silver)
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• MOST NOTABLE
• Member of the U.S. Women's Sitting Team named Team USA's 2016 "Best Paralympic Team"
• Started all 17 matches of both the London and Beijing Paralympics
• Named Best Receiver and Best Libero of the London Paralympics
• Named Best Libero of the 2011 ECVD Continental Cup
• Along with her teammates named, “Paralympians of the Year” for 2008
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• DID YOU KNOW
• Kari is a U.S. Army veteran and earned the rank of Sergeant
• She became an amputee in 1999 when a drunk driver collided with the car she was traveling in
• In 2013, Kari was nominated for the USAA Athletic Inspiration Award
• She has since served as a community programs coordinator for the Air Force’s Wound Ill and Injured program
• She was named a “Hero of Fortune” by Fortune Magazine, recognizing individuals who work for Fortune 500 companies
• Competed in wheelchair basketball before discovering sitting volleyball
• She competed in basketball and track in high school

Paralympic Experience

• 2016: Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Gold)
• 2012: London Paralympic Games (Silver)
• 2008: Beijing Paralympic Games (Silver)

World Championship Experience

• 2010: WOVD Sitting Volleyball World Championships (Silver)
• 2006: Sitting Volleyball World Championships

More

U.S. Women's Sitting Team overtakes top spot in world rankings 
U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Team named "Best Paralympic Team"
Paralympic gold medalist visits Millsaps – Weatherford Star-Telegram
Cheer on these miliary Paralympians as they go for gold – DOD Live
Sitting Update: Men's camp key to Rio prep
Kari Miller – 2013 USAA Athletic Inspiration Award Nominee – Intersport Chicago
Returning Veterans: Kari Miller – Sitting Volleyball – Team USA
The Washington Times: Car crash didn’t deter D.C. Paralympian Kari Miller
Medal Quest | Medal Quest at the Games | "China is our toughest rival" – PBS
Kari Miller goes from Bosnia to the backcourt – espnW