Karin Korb
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Born | Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Georgia State University |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (12 June 2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 1R (2000, 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (7 August 2000) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 1R (2004) |
Karin Korb is a retired American wheelchair tennis player of German descent who competed in international level events. She has participated at the Summer Paralympics twice. She was the first disabled person to receive a Division 1 athletic scholarship to Georgia State University to play intercollegiate wheelchair tennis.[1][2]
When she was 17, Korb broke her back after falling badly from a gymnastics vault which left her paralyzed from the waist down and has used a wheelchair since the accident. Raised in Clifton, New Jersey, she graduated from Clifton High School, where she was chosen as homecoming queen in her senior year.[3]
She played tennis aged 27.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Karin Korb - Strong Nation". Strong America. 10 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Karin Korb - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 10 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Washburn, Lindy. "Invincible Karin battles the odds", The Record, November 4, 1984. Accessed July 12, 2020. "This year's Clifton High School homecoming queen, a 17-year-old senior named Karin Korb, seems to have everything going for her everything, that is, except use of her legs."
- ^ "Meet Two-Time Paralympian Karin Korb". Style Blue Print. 10 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Life Enrichment". Atlanta Best Self Magazine. 10 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Here's what Karin Korb wants you to know about people with disabilities". Alabama Life & Culture. 7 January 2020.
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Categories:
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
- Georgia State University alumni
- American people of German descent
- Clifton High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of the United States
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Clifton, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey