Monique Burkland

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

Monique Burkland
Personal information
Full nameMonique Marie Burkland
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-08-11) August 11, 1989
Reno, Nevada, U.S
HometownArdmore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Medal record
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
2010 Edmond, OklahomaTeam
Parapan American Games
2015 Toronto, CanadaTeam
Parapan American Zonal Championship
2011 São Paulo, BrazilTeam
ECVD Continental Cup
2011 Yevpatoria, UkraineTeam
Volleyball Masters
2012 Leersum, NetherlandsTeam

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.


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