MILLER Mareike

3 Aug 1990
31
Female
4.5
FRIEDBERG
 
Germany
HAMBURG
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WBK Wheelchair Basketball Women 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
GER
Germany
77
AUS
Australia
58
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
GBR
Great Britain
35
GER
Germany
53
Finished
Ariake Arena
GER
Germany
59
CAN
Canada
57
Finished
Ariake Arena
JPN
Japan
54
GER
Germany
59
Finished
Ariake Arena
GER
Germany
57
ESP
Spain
33
Finished
Ariake Arena
GER
Germany
42
NED
Netherlands
52
Finished
Ariake Arena
GER
Germany
51
USA
United States
64
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
2Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
3Women2018Hamburg, GER
European Championships
2Women2017Tenerife, ESP
3Women2019Rotterdam, NED
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Mareike Adermann
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Sales
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Management - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, United States
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English, German
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BG Baskets Hamburg [Germany]
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Alireza Ahmadi [club], IRI; Dennis Nohl [national], GER
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Centre (rsc-oldenburg-online.de, 26 Jan 2020)
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2010 for Germany, World Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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In 2015 she had to undergo a knee operation and could not compete for six months. (rollt-magazin.de, 31 Jan 2020; Deutsche Sporthilfe YouTube channel, 24 Apr 2017)

She suffered her first torn anterior cruciate ligament [knee] at age 14 while playing basketball. She suffered recurring knee injuries at age 16, 17 and 18, which eventually resulted in doctors telling her she could no longer play able-bodied basketball. (newsaktuell.de, 10 Apr 2019; sportland.nrw.de, 01 Oct 2012, derwesten.de, 15 Jul 2011)
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Bundesliga [GER] (rbbl.de, 13 Mar 2020)
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She began playing at age 18 at ASV Bonn in Germany. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2016)
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"I grew up with sports and the desire to play in a team. When finding out I could no longer play able-bodied basketball I was devastated. My sports teacher introduced me to wheelchair basketball. I was glad I found a way to continue to compete alongside great athletes striving for common goals and building friendships through sports." (Athlete, 21 Jul 2016; newsaktuell.de, 10 Apr 2019; fr.de, 15 Aug 2018)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (basketballexperience.nl, 01 Jun 2019)
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Winning gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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"One of the greatest pleasures in life is doing things that others say you cannot do." (newsaktuell.de, 10 Apr 2019)
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She and cyclist Michael Teuber were named flag bearers for Germany for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (spiegel.de, 23 Aug 2021)

In 2018 she was named Female Athlete of the Year in a poll organised by a Hamburg radio station. (hsv-ev.de, 19 Dec 2018)

In 2012 and 2016 she was awarded the Silberne Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in recognition of her achievements at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games. (bundespraesident.de, 01 Nov 2016; bundespraesident.de, 07 Nov 2012)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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