WELIN-RYKLIN Johanna

Germany
Wheelchair Basketball
24 Jun 1984
37
Female
2.0
PAJALA
 
Sweden
MUNICH
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WBK Wheelchair Basketball Women
GER
Germany
 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Women's Preliminary Round Group A
#06
GER
Germany
77
AUS
Australia
58
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Women's Preliminary Round Group A
#24
GBR
Great Britain
35
GER
Germany
53
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group A
#33
GER
Germany
59
CAN
Canada
57
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Preliminary Round Group A
#39
JPN
Japan
54
GER
Germany
59
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Quarterfinal
#52
GER
Germany
57
ESP
Spain
33
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Semifinal
#63
GER
Germany
42
NED
Netherlands
52
Finished
Ariake Arena
Women's Bronze Medal Match
#70
GER
Germany
51
USA
United States
64
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Women2012London, GBR
2Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2Women2014Toronto, ON, CAN
3Women2018Hamburg, GER
European Championships
2Women2017Tenerife, ESP
3Women2019Rotterdam, NED
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Athlete, Student
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Medicine - Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, GER
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Husband Benjamin Ryklin, sons Ilja and Jakob
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English, German, Swedish
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RBB Munchen Iguanas [Germany]
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Sebastian Magenheim [club], GER; Dennis Nohl [national], GER
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Her husband Benjamin Ryklin has served as coach of the RBB Munchen Iguanas wheelchair basketball team in Germany. (Rolt Facebook page, 08 Jun 2019)
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2011 for Germany, European Championships in Nazerat, Israel (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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She had to sit out the 2018/19 season because of an injury, which resulted in a two-month stay in hospital. (Rolt Facebook page, 08 Jun 2019; sueddeutsche.de, 02 Apr 2019)
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Rollstuhlbasketball Bundesliga [GER] (rbbl.de, 13 Mar 2020)
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She began the sport at age 21 in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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"Sport has been a centre of my life for as long as I can remember. Therefore it was very important to me to continue with sports after my injury. That I started wheelchair basketball is probably just a coincidence." (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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Winning gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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Her husband Benjamin Ryklin. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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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)

General Interest

Classification
2.0 (IWBF, 16 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
Her impairment is the result of a snowboarding accident in 2004. She landed on her back after a jump, which damaged her 12th thoracic vertebra, resulting in paralysis. (wingsforlife.com, 30 Sep 2015)

General
FROM SWEDEN TO GERMANY
After recovering from her accident, she started working selling ski passes in Sweden, which she says helped her "deal with" her injury. She also started playing wheelchair basketball. She then moved to the student residence of the University of Innsbruck in Austria to study, and would commute by car from Austria to Bavaria, Germany, to take part in basketball training at the University Sports Club in Munich [USC Munchen]. She met her husband, Benjamin Ryklin, in Germany, who is able-bodied. "We played on the same team, but he doesn't have an injury." She eventually settled in Germany permanently, and was offered the chance to switch nationalities to represent the German team. (wingsforlife.com, 30 Sep 2015; philtrat-muenchen.de, 22 Mar 2017)

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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