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U.S. Women's Sitting Team Claims Bronze Medal at… USA Volleyball October 31, 2008
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USA Volleyball Represented at White House… USA Volleyball October 06, 2008
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UCO Offers Chance to Welcome Home U.S. Sitting… USA Volleyball September 17, 2008
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U.S. Sitting Women Secure Paralympic Silver Medal USA Volleyball September 14, 2008
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U.S. Sitting Women to Play for Paralympic Gold USA Volleyball September 12, 2008
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U.S. Women's Sitting Team Advances to Semifinals USA Volleyball September 10, 2008
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China Hands U.S. Sitting Women First Paralympic… USA Volleyball September 09, 2008
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U.S. Sitting Women's Volleyball Team Opens… USA Volleyball September 08, 2008
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U.S. Sitting Women's Team Prepared for Paralympics USA Volleyball September 04, 2008
Brenda Maymon
- Home: Sellersburg, Ind.
- Birthdate: June 4, 1985
Weight: 150 pounds
Birth Date: June 4, 1985
Hometown: Sellersburg, Ind.
Current Residence: Charlestown, Ind.
College: Indiana University SE
PERSONAL: Brenda Michelle Maymon, born June 4, 1985 in New Albany, Ind. ... Parents are Patrick and Penny Maymon... Brenda has a sister named Ashley... Brenda lost her leg in a lawnmower accident in 1991... She graduated from Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg in 2003... She played one year of high school volleyball... Brenda was a member of the National Honor Society for two years and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for four... Brenda graduated from Indiana University SE in 2008 with a general studies degree... She was on the college dean's list for four semesters and made the chancellor's list for one semester... Brenda works as a sales associate for The Home Depot... Brenda enjoys scrapbooking, reading and watching movies... She listens to Dixie Chicks, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and Taylor Swift among others... Her favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice... Her favorite TV shows are Grey's Anatomy and The Office... Brenda's role model is her father "because he has always been there for me no matter what the issue. He never judged, only listened. He is someone that I look up to and would like to become more like."
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2008 - Paralympic Games in Beijing (silver medal)... World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) Intercontinental Cup in Ismailia, Egypt (bronze medal)... 2007 - Sitting Volleyball Invitational in Shanghai China (silver medal)... 2006 - Sitting Volleyball World Championship in Netherlands (fifth place)... 2004 - Paralympic Games in Athens (bronze medal)... 2003 - Parapan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Brenda has also played in several exhibition matches, both international and domestic, with the U.S. team.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 - U.S. team captain amassed 29 points to help the team to a silver medal finish at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing... Finished with 15 kills, 10 blocks and four aces in the tournament... Started all five matches and played in 16 of the 17 sets... Tied for the team lead with two blocks in a preliminary round loss to China.
