Bethany Paige Zummo (born February 15, 1993])[1] is an American sitting volleyball player. She is a member of the United States women's national sitting volleyball team. She won with the team the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] She also won with the team the 2015 Parapan American Games and 2019 Parapan American Games.[4]

Bethany Zummo
Personal information
Full nameBethany Paige Zummo
BornFebruary 15, 1993 (1993-02-15) (age 31)
Dublin, California, U.S.
HometownDublin, California, United States
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
College / UniversityCentral Oaklahoma
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current teamUSA Sitting Volleyball Women's
Honours
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team

Zummo studied at Dublin High School.[5] She played for University of Central Oklahoma.[5] In 2020, she sewed masks and donated them.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Sitting Volleyball: ZUMMO Bethany". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bethany Zummo - Sitting Volleyball - Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. Paralympian Bethany Zummo on being a team player". www.nays.org. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "USA Volleyball Selects Parapan Am Games Rosters". USA VOLLEYBALL. July 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "BETHANY ZUMMO". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bethany Zummo: Pandemic, passion, purpose > World ParaVolley". World ParaVolley. April 15, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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