- Karissa Whitsell
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fullname = Karissa Whitsell
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1981|06|15|df=yes
country = USA
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medaltemplates = MedalSport | Women'sCycling
updated = September 9, 2008Karissa Whitsell (born 15 June 1981) is an American accomplished blind cyclist. Whitsell, with her tandem partner
Katie Compton , won four medals at the 2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games inAthens ,Greece . They won a gold medal in the road race/time trial event, another gold in the 3 kmindividual pursuit , a silver in the 1 kmtime trial , and a bronze in the sprint.Whitsell is currently participating in the
2008 Summer Paralympics inBeijing .External links
* [http://www.karissawhitsell.com Karissa's Website]
* [http://www.co-motion.com/k&k.html Info on Karissa and Katie Compton on Co-Motion Bikes]
* [http://www.mngoalball.org/team_of_the_year.html Story of Karissa being named US Blind Athlete of the year in 2004.]
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