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Christina Schwab

Personal information
Birth name	Christina Ripp
Nationality	United States
Born	(1980-07-31) July 31, 1980 (age 44)
Residence	Edgerton, Wisconsin
Education	University of Illinois ('05)
Medal record Wheelchair basketball Paralympic Games Gold 2004 Greece wheelchair basketball Gold 2008 China wheelchair basketball Gold 2016 Rio wheelchair basketball U.S. Paralympic championships Gold 2002 wheelchair basketball Gold 2003 wheelchair basketball Gold 2004 wheelchair basketball IWBF Gold Cup Silver 2006 Team Gold 2010 Team Joseph F. Lyttle Tournament Gold 2008 Team North American Cup Gold 2008 Team Wheelchair racing IPC World Championships Bronze 2006 1500 m U.S. Paralympic Trials Bronze 2012 track and field

Christina Schwab (born July 31, 1980) is an amazing American athlete. She used to be a Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and a long-distance racer. Now, she is the head coach for the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team.

Becoming a Paralympic Star

Christina Schwab started competing in the Paralympic Games in 2000. She placed 5th in her first Paralympics. Four years later, she won a gold medal in Athens, Greece. This was for wheelchair basketball. In 2008, she won her second gold medal in Beijing, China. She also won another gold at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Gold Cup.

Christina was very successful in national championships. She won first place from 2002 to 2004. In 2006, she earned a silver medal at the IWBF Gold Cup. She also won a bronze medal at the IPC World Championships for racing. Christina even won the Boston Marathon in 2003. Five years later, she won the North American Cup.

Leading the Team

On December 13, 2021, Christina Schwab took on a new role. She became the head coach of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. This means she now guides other talented athletes.

Life Off the Court

In December 2005, Christina graduated from the University of Illinois. She earned a degree in community health. After college, she moved to Colorado. There, she helped start a women's wheelchair basketball team called the Denver Rolling Nuggets. This helped more women play the sport.

In 2011, Christina married CJ Schwab. They live in Edgerton, Wisconsin. Christina is still very involved in sports. She is working on her master's degree. She also coaches the women's wheelchair basketball team at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.