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Sydney Satchell
Personal information
Full nameSydney Chanel Satchell
Born (1992-04-23) April 23, 1992 (age 32)[1]
Windsor, Connecticut, U.S
EducationHoward University
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Sport
SportSitting volleyball
PositionLibero
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sarajevo Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team

Sydney Chanel Satchell (born April 23, 1992) is an American sitting volleyball player.

Early life and education

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Satchell attended Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut where she played soccer, basketball and lacrosse. She then attended Howard University where she played college lacrosse for three years.[2]

Career

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Satchell has been a member of the national team since 2019.[3] She made her international debut for the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal.[4]

Satchell competed at the World Para Volleyball Championship in 2022 and won a bronze medal.[5]

On July 10, 2024, she was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6][7]

Personal life

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On January 15, 2015, Satchell was involved in a car accident while driving to work on an icy road. She swerved to avoid an oncoming truck, and hit a tree. Her left leg was pinned to the door, and she was stuck in the vehicle for over 40 minutes.[8] Her injuries included a concussion, a partially fractured nose, two dead arteries that went down to her left foot, nerve damage to the lower part of her left leg and a leg fracture in three places.[2] After her first surgery where doctors put a rod in her leg to address her bones being broken in three places, she developed compartment syndrome. After four more surgeries, doctors were unable to save her leg.[9] Six weeks after the accident, her leg was amputated below the knee.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Satchell". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sydney Satchell". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Cho, Aimee (August 16, 2024). "'With the grace of God': Howard alum prepares for the 2024 Paralympics". nbcwashington.com. WRC-TV. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Lima 2019: USA and Brazil crowned sitting volleyball champions". paralympic.org. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ McDougall, Chris (November 12, 2022). "U.S. Women Defeat Slovenia To Take Bronze At Sitting Volleyball World Championships". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Fawcett, Laura (July 10, 2024). "USA Volleyball Announces 2024 U.S. Paralympic Women's Sitting Volleyball Team". usavolleyball.org. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Sherman, Jolie (August 28, 2024). "Windsor woman competing in sitting volleyball at 2024 Paralympics". nbcconnecticut.com. WVIT. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Lewis, Monica (July 15, 2024). "Howard University Alumna Sydney Satchell to Go for Gold with Team USA's Sitting Volleyball Team". howard.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Knox, Rob (August 20, 2024). "Transferring Pain into Purpose: Sydney Satchell". hubison.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Riley, Lori (August 24, 2024). "She lost her lower leg after a car accident, but this CT native and Paralympian says she has 'more zeal for life' now". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Elfman, Lois (August 22, 2024). "Sitting volleyball standout Sydney Satchell heads to Paris for Paralympics". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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