Chryssandra Hires
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chryssandra Annette Watts Hires |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 27 November 1966 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Handball |
Chryssandra Annette Watts Hires (born November 27, 1966) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Hires was born on November 27, 1966.[1] She played basketball at Bristol Eastern High School from 1980 to 1984, as well as high school volleyball and track.[2] Hires then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member of the Tar Heels women's basketball team, and continued to run track.[3]
In 1989, Hires was offered a chance to try out for the United States women's national handball team.[3] She made the team, and appeared in both the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Following the end of her competitive athletic career, Hires worked as a sports physiotherapist and coached basketball at Brant Lake Sports Academy.[5][6] Hires was inducted into the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame in 2002,[7][8] followed by the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chryssandra Hires". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Inductee Profile Chryssandra Watts | High School Player | Inducted 2014". Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c Hayes, Kevin F. (December 23, 1992). "'96 OLYMPICS BECKONING WATTS". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "SPORT-BY-SPORT PREVIEWS: TABLE TENNIS-YACHTING". Washington Post. July 19, 1996. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Looking back...what the alums say now" (PDF). History Records 2003-04 North Carolina Women’s Basketball. University of North Carolina. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Montgomery, Bob (January 26, 2020). "BRISTOL BITS: Don't toss out history before contacting a local organization". The Bristol Press. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Notebook". Hartford Courant. November 14, 2002. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Chryss Watts Induction Class of 2002". Bristol Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Fuller, Jim (February 8, 2014). "Nykesha Sales to be inducted into Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". The Middletown Press. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Sales to be inducted into Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". The Day. April 20, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- American female handball players
- Olympic handball players for the United States
- Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball players
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes
- People from Bristol, Connecticut
- Sportspeople from Hartford County, Connecticut
- American women's basketball coaches
- American physiotherapists
- Basketball coaches from Connecticut
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in handball
- Competitors at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- 20th-century American sportswomen