Monique Burkland

Monique Marie Burkland (born August 11, 1989) is an American Paralympic volleyballist.

Monique Burkland
Personal information
Full name	Monique Marie Burkland
Nationality	American
Born	August 11, 1989 Reno, Nevada, U.S
Hometown	Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Medal record Women's sitting volleyball Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championships 2010 Edmond, Oklahoma Team Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto, Canada Team Parapan American Zonal Championship 2011 São Paulo, Brazil Team ECVD Continental Cup 2011 Yevpatoria, Ukraine Team Volleyball Masters 2012 Leersum, Netherlands Team

Early life

Burkland was born in Reno, Nevada. She graduated from Plainview High School in 2008 where she used to be all-state softball player. There, she also did track and basketball. While being employed on a summer job, she lost her leg in a forklift accident. Since then, she has joined the USA sitting volleyball team and trains at the University of Central Oklahoma.[1] On May 2, 2016 she married her husband of almost five years Landon Matthews in Oklahoma City.

Career

She started competing for Paralympic Games in 2010 where she won a silver medal for her participation at World Organization Volleyball for Disabled. In 2011 and 2012 respectively she won three gold medals at ECVD Continental Cup which was held in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, Parapan American Zonal Championship of São Paulo, Brazil and Volleyball Masters. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London,[1] and a gold medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games.[2] in Rio de Janeiro

She was part of the USA team which won the gold at 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada.[3][4][5]

References

1. "Monique Burkland". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
2. "Volleyball at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org.
3. Kauffman, Bill (August 14, 2015). "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Golden at Parapan". Team USA. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
4. "Sitting Volleyball - Event Overview - Women: Ranks and Medals". 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
5. "Sitting Volleyball - Event Overview - Women: Athletes". 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

External links

• Results for Monique Burkland from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
• Monique Burkland at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee