U.S. Olympic Athletes
Asya Miller
Asya Miller has been a full-fledged athlete her entire life. She has competed in everything from goalball and track and field to powerlifting and karate. In 2008, her focus was on the goalball court for the third consecutive Paralympic Games. Miller dominated throughout the tournament to lead the U.S. Paralympic Women's Goalball Team to the gold medal.
Miller received her bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Western Michigan University in 2001, where she was a member of the women's track and field team. She received her master's degree in criminal justice from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2008.
In her free time, Miller enjoys landscaping, kayaking and cooking.
Major Achievements
- 2010: Silver medal – ISBA Goalball World Championships, Sheffield, England
- 2010: Team member – Malmo Ladies Innercup, Malmo, Sweden
- 2009: Second place, Discus; third place, Shot Put – State Games of America, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 2009: Gold medal – Pan American Games, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 2009: Gold medal; Best Lifter – ISBA Powerlifting World Championships, Miami, Florida
- 2009: Gold medal – Malmo Ladies Innercup, Malmo, Sweden
- 2008: Gold medal, U.S. Paralympic Women’s Goalball Team – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
- 2006: Goalball World Championships –
- 2004: Silver medal, U.S. Paralympic Women’s Goalball Team – Paralympic Games,
- 2005: Athletes with Disabilities Hall of Fame (ADHOF) Female Athlete of the Year
- 2003: Powerlifting World Championships,
- 2001:
- 2000: Bronze medal, Discus – Paralympic Games,
- 2000: Powerlifting World Championships, The
