Emma Schieck
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| Full name | Emma Joyce Schieck | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 6, 2001[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sitting volleyball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emma Joyce Schieck (born August 6, 2001) is an American sitting volleyball player. She made her Paralympics debut during the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where she helped Team USA win a gold medal.
Schieck was born on August 6, 2001, to parents Charles and Elizabeth Schieck, and followed by her siblings, Alex, Abby, and Thomas. As a result of birth complications, she sustained nerve damage which caused brachial plexus injury.[2] Growing up, she played soccer but soon switched to volleyball. While playing for South Iredell High School and the Precision Athletics Volleyball Club, she was approached by two referees about considering sitting volleyball. One of the referees was Elliot Blake, Team USA's sitting volleyball manager, who encouraged Schieck to attend an informal tryout session in Virginia.[3]
