van HEES Sylvana

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 4 Apr 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 1.5

Place of birth: ROOSENDAAL

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : HALSTEREN

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women NED Netherlands	1

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 #15 CHN China 45 NED Netherlands 38	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #19 NED Netherlands 109 ALG Algeria 18	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #38 ESP Spain 24 NED Netherlands 63	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #53 NED Netherlands 82 JPN Japan 24	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Semifinal #63 GER Germany 42 NED Netherlands 52	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Gold Medal Match #71 NED Netherlands 50 CHN China 31	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
European Championships
1	Women	2019	Rotterdam, NED

Travel, photography. (Instagram profile, 16 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Graphical Design, Student

Leisure Management - Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Languages spoken:

Dutch, English, French, German

Arrows '81 [Rotterdam, NED]

Gertjan van der Linden [national], NED

Left (intermobiel.com, 01 Jul 2020)

National league:

Eredivisie [NED] (intermobiel.com, 01 Jul 2020)

She took up the sport at age 16. "I've always liked basketball, but thought you needed two hands to really get it right. When I participated in a clinic, I was immediately told that I had a talent for it. I was invited to come and train at a club in Middelburg [Netherlands]." (unieksporten.nl, 28 Oct 2019; sitness.nl, 01 Jan 2018)

"I looked for a sport for a long time. Exercise is good for you, especially if you are in a wheelchair, because of course you get a lot less movement. Some of the sports I tried came easily to me. Too easy. That quickly became boring. Wheelchair rugby looked great, but it wasn't challenging enough for me. A lot of people don't have that much strength in their arms, I do. When I was 16 I came into contact with wheelchair basketball and I liked it so much that I continued to do it." (ad.nl, 30 Jun 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. She would also like to have her own agency that organises sporting and music events. (pzc.nl, 11 Mar 2018)

She trains five days a week at the Olympic Training Centre Papendal in the Netherlands. (ad.nl, 30 Jun 2019; intermobiel.com, 01 Jul 2020)

Philosophy:

"See impairment as a challenge." (Facebook profile, 28 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (unieksporten.nl, 28 Oct 2019)

Impairment Details
She contracted meningitis when she was nearly age two. As a result, both her legs and her right forearm had to be amputated. (unieksporten.nl, 28 Oct 2019)

General
STOMACH REDUCTION
After she began competing in wheelchair basketball she lost a significant amount of weight, and also decided to have a stomach reduction. "I weighed 120 kilograms at the time [2012]. I lost 23 kilograms in one year. It wasn't enough for me yet. An acquaintance suggested a stomach reduction. After many conversations, I decided to do it. A year later, I weighed just 50 pounds [22 kilograms], which meant I had lost a total of 70 pounds [31 kilograms]. I now get exactly the amount of food that suits my body proportions and can use my energy optimally." (sitness.nl, 01 Jan 2018; pzc.nl, 11 Mar 2018)

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Legend

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

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