Christina Schwab

Christina Schwab

Personal information
Birth name	Christina Ripp
Born	(1980-07-31) July 31, 1980
Residence	Edgerton, Wisconsin
Education	University of Illinois
Sport
Country	United States
Medal record Wheelchair basketball Paralympic Games 2004 Greece wheelchair basketball 2008 China wheelchair basketball 2016 Rio wheelchair basketball U.S. Paralympic championships 2002 wheelchair basketball 2003 wheelchair basketball 2004 wheelchair basketball IWBF Gold Cup 2006 Team 2010 Team Joseph F. Lyttle Tournament 2008 Team North American Cup 2008 Team Wheelchair racing IPC World Championships 2006 1500 m U.S. Paralympic Trials 2012 track and field
Updated on August 4, 2025.

Christina Schwab (née Ripp) (born July 31, 1980) is an American wheelchair basketball player. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, and 2016 Summer Paralympics. She won the 2003 Boston Marathon, Women's Wheelchair division.

She played at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, 2012 Summer Paralympics, and 2015 Parapan American Games. She participated at the 2003 New York City Marathon, 2004 New York City Marathon, 2005 New York City Marathon, 2006 New York City Marathon, 2010 New York City Marathon, 2011 New York City Marathon, and 2012 London Marathon.

She is from Dane, Wisconsin. She studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Other websites

• Christina Schwab at Paralympic.org
• Christina Schwab at Paralympic.org
• Christina Schwab at Team USA (archived)