Sarah Castle
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| Born | 1984 Denver, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judge Sarah Castle is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and swimmer. She was on the board of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association from 2008-2020 and was its President from 2015-2019.[1] She has been a judge since being appointed by Governor Mike Parson in 2020[2][3] after being a prosecutor since 2013.[4]
Biography
Castle was born in 1984 in Denver, Colorado. In 2002, she won a silver medal at Swimming World championships while in 2005 she won a gold one at the Americas Cup. She also got a gold medal at the Osaka Cup which was hosted at Osaka, Japan and was a two-time gold medalist at Parapan American Games in 2007 and 2011 respectively. Besides being a gold medalist in those events, she also won gold at IWBF World Championships in 2010 and was awarded another one at 2008 Summer Paralympics. Besides winning golds she also won another silver medal at IWBF World Championships in 2006 and got another silver at the 2000 Summer Paralympics for 100 metres (330 ft) breaststroke. Castle was also a four-time NCAA National Champion from 2002 to 2008 (except for 2005 and 2007 where she wasn't awarded that honour).[5] After her involvement in the NWBA, Castle was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2022.[6]
References
- ^ "Sarah Castle, NWBA Board Member, resigns her position – appointed as Judge".
- ^ "Biography - 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri".
- ^ "Parson appoints Sarah A. Castle as Circuit Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit".
- ^ "Local woman who became paralyzed at 11 years old uses impressive list of accomplishments to inspire others".
- ^ "Sarah Castle". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ "Sarah Castle, Class of 2022, Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech".