GROSS Barbara

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 20 Nov 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 4.5

Place of birth: GIESSEN

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : WIESBADEN

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women GER Germany	4

Schedule

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

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
3	Women	2018	Hamburg, GER
European Championships
2	Women	2017	Tenerife, ESP
3	Women	2019	Rotterdam, NED

Babsi (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Marketing - University of Alabama, United States

Languages spoken:

English, German

Rhine River Rhinos [Wiesbaden, GER]

Andre Hopp [club]; Dennis Nohl [national], GER

2015 for Germany, European Championships in Worcester, Great Britain (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

She sustained a shoulder injury in 2019 and was sidelined for seven months. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

In 2014 she suffered a shoulder injury that needed four months of recovery. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

National league:

Bundesliga [GER] (rhine-river-rhinos.de, 20 Feb 2021)

She began the sport at age 10 in Wetzlar, Germany. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

She took up wheelchair basketball after suffering knee injuries. "I could not play able-bodied sports anymore because of my knee." (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Winning silver at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Canadian wheelchair basketball player Adam Lancia. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Keep going." (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

In 2016 she was named Frankfurt Para Athlete of the Year at an awards ceremony organised by the city. (sportlerehrung-frankfurt.de, 17 Nov 2018)

In 2016 she was awarded the Silberne Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in recognition of her achievements at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (bundespraesident.de, 01 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Classification
4.5 (IWBF, 16 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
She injured her knee in an accident at age eight. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

General
UNITED STATES STINT
She is one of several German players who have played for the University of Alabama in the United States of America. "I enjoy the way we train and the opportunity to go into the sports hall at any time. I also find it interesting to play with players from other countries and try to combine different basketball styles on the field." (rollt-magazin.de, 18 Dec 2017)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has also studied at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. (Facebook profile, 29 Sep 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/babsi.gross

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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