Julia van der Sprong (born 27 September 1999) is a Dutch wheelchair basketball player (3.5 disability class). Van der Sprong plays for DeVeDo (Ermelo) where she plays as a forward.[1]
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| Born | 27 September 1999 Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | DeVeDo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2018, van der Sprong made her World Championship debut with the Dutch national team during the 2018 World Championship in Hamburg, where the Dutch team won gold.[2] With the Dutch team, she also won gold at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo[3][4] and the 2022 World Championships in Dubai.[5]
Background
editVan der Sprong was an active hockey player and speed skater in her youth. However, at the age of sixteen, she suffered a spinal cord injury as a result of an acute inflammation in her spinal cord. After her recovery, she could still run short distances, but could no longer play sports as before.[6] During her rehabilitation, she was introduced to wheelchair basketball and turned out to have a talent for it.[7] In addition to wheelchair basketball, Van der Sprong completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at Radboud University in Nijmegen.[6]
References
edit- ^ "DeVeDo - Selectie". devedo.nl. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Overtuigende start Orange Angels rolstoelbasketbal op het WK". teamnl.org. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (4 September 2021). "The Netherlands win maiden women's wheelchair basketball gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Rolstoeltennisster De Groot in de prijzen bij Sportgala, De Jong Parasportman van 2023". nos.nl. 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Als rolstoelbasketballer heeft Julia van der Sprong gewoon een A-status". voxweb.nl. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Goudse Julia van der Sprong gaat voor gouden plak". goudsdagblad.nl. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023.