Nancy Olson (tennis)
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1957 Stony Point, New York |
| Retired | 1999 |
Medal record | |
Nancy Olson (born March 8, 1957) is an American former wheelchair tennis player. She competed in two Summer Paralympics, winning two silver medals in doubles.[1]
Olson graduated from Slippery Rock University.[2]
Career
[edit]At the 1992 Summer Paralympics, her first, Olson was eliminated in the singles quarter-finals by Monique Kalkman, while she reached the final in the doubles alongside Lynn Seidemann. The two lost to Kalkman and Chantal Vandierendonck, winning the silver medal.[3][4] In the 1996 Summer Paralympics, her second and last, Olson again reached the quarter-finals in the singles, this time losing to Vandierendonck. In the doubles she also repeated her result from the last games by winning another silver medal. Together with Hope Lewellen she reached the final, which was again won by Monique Kalkman and Chantal Vandierendonck.[5][6]
In the world rankings she achieved her best placings with third place in the singles on March 23, 1993, and the world ranking lead in the doubles on September 6, 1994.[7] She played her last tournament in 1999 and retired.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nancy Olson - Wheelchair Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Nancy Olson (1997) - Hall of Fame". Slippery Rock University Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 - wheelchair-tennis - womens-singles". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992 - wheelchair-tennis - womens-doubles". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996 - wheelchair-tennis - womens-singles". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996 - wheelchair-tennis - womens-doubles". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "The women of U.S. wheelchair tennis". www.usta.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
External links
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Stony Point, New York
- American female tennis players
- American wheelchair tennis players
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for the United States
- Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Tennis players from New York (state)
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Slippery Rock University alumni