van der SPRONG Julia

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 27 Sep 1999

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 3.5

Place of birth: GOUDA

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : ARNHEM

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
World Championships
1	Women	2018	Hamburg, GER
European Championships
1	Women	2019	Rotterdam, NED

Occupation:

Business Administration - Radbound University, Nijmegen, NED

Languages spoken:

SC DeVeDo [Ermelo, NED]

Gertjan van der Linden [national], NED

National league:

Eredivisie [NED] (journalistiekwindesheim.nl, 27 May 2019)

She began playing wheelchair basketball in 2016 in Gouda, Netherlands. (ad.nl, 08 Dec 2018; goudsepost.nl, 15 May 2019)

She was involved in able-bodied hockey, rollerblading and ice skating before her impairment. She initially tried wheelchair hockey before she took up wheelchair basketball. "Unfortunately I had to stop with hockey and ice skating. With hockey I enjoyed hitting the ball hard and running across the field, but this was no longer possible in a wheelchair. When I was doing my rehabilitation in hospital I was never angry as I saw people far worse off than me. I joked that someday I will compete at the Paralympics." (degouda.nl, 03 Dec 2018; ad.nl, 08 Dec 2018)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Omroep Gelderland YouTube channel, 13 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (degouda.nl, 03 Dec 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (degouda.nl, 03 Dec 2018)

Impairment Details
After a hockey practice match she was unable to feel her left leg and foot. An inflammation damaged a number of nerves on her spinal cord, which requires her to use a wheelchair. (degouda.nl, 03 Dec 2018; ad.nl, 08 Dec 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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