ZURBRUGG Lindsey

United States of America

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 22 Sep 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 2.5

Place of birth: HILLSBORO, OR

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women USA United States	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #02 NED Netherlands 68 USA United States 58	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #13 USA United States 68 ESP Spain 34	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #26 USA United States 41 CHN China 42	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #41 ALG Algeria 21 USA United States 62	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #54 CAN Canada 48 USA United States 63	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Semifinal #64 USA United States 36 CHN China 41	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Bronze Medal Match #70 GER Germany 51 USA United States 64	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
6	Women	2018	Hamburg, GER

Hunting, fishing, puzzles, piano, card games, bee keeping, cooking. (teamusa.org, 23 Aug 2018; Instagram profile, 17 May 2021)

Occupation:

Health Studies, Physical Education - University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI, USA

Languages spoken:

Lawrence 'Trooper' Johnson [national], USA

2017 for United States (sportsnspokes.com, 09 Feb 2020)

She began playing wheelchair basketball with the Junior Portland Wheelblazers. (nwba.org, 25 Aug 2017)

"I used to play able-bodied basketball for six years. People think wheelchair basketball would be easier, but no, it's harder. I had to re-learn how to dribble and move." (teamusa.org, 08 Feb 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (teamusa.org, 08 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"My goal every day is to make another person happy or smile." (uww.edu, 16 Nov 2018)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (teamusa.org, 23 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (teamusa.org, 23 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
She was born with an unknown tethered spinal cord impairment, and became paralysed from the waist down after she injured her back during an able-bodied basketball training camp at age 13. (teamusa.org, 23 Aug 2018; nwba.org, 25 Aug 2017)

Social Media

Legend

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

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