Katie Holloway Bridge

CareerTimeline

Most Notable

Best Blocker at 2024 World ParaVolley Super 6
Most Valuable Player at 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo
Best Blocker at 2018 World ParaVolley World Championships
Member of the U.S. Women's Sitting Team named 2016 "Best Paralympic Team"
Nominated for Women's Sports Foundation’s Sportswoman of the Year (2013 and 2022)
Best Spiker of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London
Twice named USA Volleyball Female Sitting Athlete of the Year (2011, 2012)
Leading scorer on the U.S. team in the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing
Was a four-year athlete at Cal StateNorthridge in women's basketball
The first female athlete to compete in NCAA Division I basketball in the NCAA
Two-time Big West Sixth Woman of the Year recipient (2005-06; 2006-07)

Born with fibular hemimelia in her right leg; her parents decided to amputate the affected part of her leg at 20 months old
Previously a representative on USOPC's Athlete Advisory Council
Married Ryan Bridge in 2020, gave birth to Claire Bridge in 2022
Currently resides in the Bay Area with her family
Sister, Chelsey, played collegiate basketball for Seattle University; father, Jeff, played college football for Central Washington University

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Tips on staying positive in hard times“The best way to stay positive during this time is by having a regular gratitude practice, which allows me to see the good in the world. My advice to all athletes during this time is to practice gratitude, be self-compassionate and to pepper your loved ones with random acts of kindness. See what I did there?”