Karissa Whitsell (born June 15, 1981) is an accomplished American blind cyclist. Whitsell, with her tandem partner Katie Compton, won four medals at the 2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. They won a gold medal in the road race/time trial event, another gold in the 3 km individual pursuit, a silver in the 1 km time trial, and a bronze in the sprint.[1]

Karissa Whitsell
2008 Summer Paralympics, Tandem. Karissa Whitsell and Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) compete in Beijing Summer Paralympics on September 7, 2008
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Born (1981-06-15) June 15, 1981 (age 43)
 United States
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Whitsell won a gold medal in the time trial, a silver medal in the road race, and a bronze medal in the individual pursuit event in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[2]

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  1. ^ "Sweet song". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Paralympics: Kiwi news day three". Television New Zealand. September 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
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