Robin Theryoung

{{short description|American goalballer}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|November 11, 1978}}

| birth_place = Southfield, Michigan, U.S.

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's goalball}}

{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2008 Beijing|Team}}

{{Medal|Silver|2004 Athens|Team}}

}}

Robin Theryoung (born November 11, 1978,{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/theryoung-robin-5512167/ |title=Robin Theryoung |website=London2012.com |publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910193443/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/theryoung-robin-5512167/ |archive-date=2012-09-10}} in Southfield, Michigan) is an American goalballer. She has been on medal-winning teams since the World Goalball Championships in 1998, where she shared a bronze medal.{{Cite journal |date=1999-06-22 |title=U.S. National Women's Goalball Team |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=HRCA&sw=w&issn=87565811&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA56745811&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs |journal=Palaestra |language=English |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=47–47}} She has a master's degree in Blind Rehabilitation from Western Michigan University.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140228184526/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/TH/Robin-Theryoung Team USA bio] Her vision is blurred due to albinism.[http://www.clarkstonnews.com/Articles-i-2004-10-27-103892.112112_Clarkston_native_wins_silver_in_Paralympic_Games.html The Clarkston News]

Education

Theryoung holds a Master's degree in Blindness and Low Vision studies from the Western Michigan University.{{cite web | title=WMU News | website=Western Michigan University | url=https://wmich.edu/wmu/news/2002/0209/0203-037.html | access-date=7 Jun 2024}}

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