| Country (sports) | 
United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College |
Kean University (undergraduate) Georgia State University |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (June 12, 2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 1st Round (2000, 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (August 7, 2000) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 1st Round (2004) |
Karin Korb (born 1967) is a retired American wheelchair tennis player of German parentage who competed in international level events. She has participated at the Summer Paralympics twice. She was the first disabled person to receive a Division I athletic scholarship to Georgia State University to play intercollegiate wheelchair tennis. [1] [2] Prior to entering Georgia State and earning her master's degree there, Korb graduated with a bachelor's counterpart from Division III and thus non-scholarship Kean University in her birth state, New Jersey. [3]
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. [4]
Korb played tennis at the age of 27. [5] [6] [7] She is a feminist since she was 10. [7]
References
- ^ "Karin Korb - Strong Nation". Strong America. July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Karin Korb - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. July 10, 2020.
- ^ "HCHSA Insider: Karin Korb pays it forward with paralympic athletes". Texas Sports Nation. Houston Chronicle. September 21, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Washburn, Lindy. "Invincible Karin battles the odds", The Record, November 4, 1984. Retrieved 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. July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Life Enrichment". Atlanta Best Self Magazine. July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Here's what Karin Korb wants you to know about people with disabilities". AL.com. January 7, 2020.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
- Georgia State Panthers women's tennis players
- American feminists
- American people of German descent
- Clifton High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Kean University alumni
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the United States
- People with paraplegia
- 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
- American wheelchair tennis players