Kaleo Kanahele Maclay

Kaleo Okalani Kanahele Maclay (born June 11, 1996) is an American Paralympic volleyballist.

Kaleo Kanahele
Personal information
Full name	Kaleo Okalani Kanahele Maclay
Born	(1996-06-11) June 11, 1996 (age 28) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Hometown	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Medal record Women's sitting volleyball Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2016 Rio Team 2024 Paris Team 2012 London Team World Championships 2010 Edmond, Oklahoma Team Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto, Canada Team Parapan American Championship 2010 Denver, Colorado Team Parapan American Zonal Championships 2011 Sao Paulo, Brazil Team ECVD Continental Cup 2011 Yevpatoria, Ukraine Team Volleyball Masters 2012 Leersum, Netherlands Team

Early life

Kanahele was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a clubbed left foot. When she turned 9 months old her surgeon performed a tenotomy, but it didn't yield anything positive. Since that time her leg has been shorter than the other with a small calf muscle that is not very flexible. She started playing basketball at the age of 7 and a year later started softball. In softball, she played the first baseman position for Oklahoma Reign. By age 9 she started playing volleyball and at age 10 played it for Oklahoma Peak Performance. Due to her, the team took 42nd place in the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National championships. In 2009, the same team took 18th place. In her spare time Kanahele likes to listen to Kings of Leon music group.^[1]

Career

She started competing in sitting volleyball, a sport in the Paralympic Games, in 2010 where she won a gold medal for competing at Parapan American Championship which was held in Colorado and a silver one for a WOVD Championship. In 2011 and 2012 respectively she won three gold medals at ECVD Continental Cup, Parapan American Zonal Championship, and Volleyball Masters. She also got 2nd silver medal for competing at 2012 Paralympic Games, her first Paralympic Games, in London.^[1]

In June 2014 she competed at the World Championships in Elblag, Poland at which she and Nicky Nieves each scored 7 points in a match against China. The Team USA scored 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 17-15 as overall victory.^[2]

She was part of the USA team which won the gold at 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada.^[3][4][5]

References

1. "Kaleo Kanahele". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
2. Bill Kauffman (June 21, 2014). "U.S. Women Take Silver at Sitting Worlds". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
3. Kauffman, Bill (August 14, 2015). "U.S. Women's Sitting Team Golden at Parapan". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
4. "Sitting Volleyball - Event Overview - Women: Ranks and Medals". 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
5. "Sitting Volleyball - Event Overview - Women: Athletes". 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

External links

• Kaleo Kanahele at the International Paralympic Committee
• Kaleo Kanahele at Team USA (archived)
• Kaleo Maclay (Kanahele) on Facebook