Kendra Lancaster (born July 2, 1987) is an American

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Biography

Lancaster was born in

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. She started competing for

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in 2004 where she won a

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for her participation at

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. In 2008, she participated at

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where she won a

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. In 2011 and 2012 respectively she won 2 more silver medals for Sitting Volleyball World Championships and for

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* * 1987 births Living people American sitting volleyball players Women's sitting volleyball players Paralympic volleyball players for the United States Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players from Indiana Sportspeople from Indianapolis {{Sittingvolleyball-bio-stub