ANKER Carlos

Netherlands
Wheelchair Tennis
21 May 1996
25
Male
WT
MARIALVA
 
Brazil
ARNHEM
 
Netherlands

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WTE Wheelchair Tennis Men's Singles 33
Men's Doubles
NED
Anker / Spaargaren
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Men's Singles First Round
JPN
SANADA TSANADA Takashi
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
NED
ANKER CANKER Carlos
 Sport Class: WT
1
1
Finished
7th on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Men's Doubles Quarterfinal
JPN
Kunieda / Sanada
7
6
NED
Anker / Spaargaren
6(8)
3
Finished
2nd on Court 5 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 5
Men's Doubles Second Round
CHI
Cataldo / Sepulveda
1
5
NED
Anker / Spaargaren
6
7
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Carrie, Lito, Lito Junior (Facebook page, 19 Mar 2020; Instagram profile, 16 Mar 2020; Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
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Athlete, Motivational Speaker
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Communications, Marketing - Johan Cruyff College, Netherlands
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Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
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Right (joachimgerard.be, 01 Jun 2013)
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He sustained a wrist injury in December 2019. (gelderlander.nl, 30 Dec 2019)

He was affected by a shoulder injury in 2015. (aadzwaanfoundation.nl, 01 Jun 2016)
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He began playing wheelchair tennis at age 11. (sportsspeakers.nl, 01 Aug 2017)
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He attended a wheelchair tennis clinic. (sportsspeakers.nl, 01 Aug 2017)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (carlosanker.nl, 16 Feb 2020)
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He trains five days a week. (carlosanker.nl, 16 Feb 2020)
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
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Coach Aad Zwaan. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)
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"Where there is a will there is a way, and if the way is not there, the will makes the way." (sportsspeakers.nl, 01 Aug 2017)

General Interest

Classification
Open (itftennis.com, 05 Feb 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)

Impairment Details
He was born with a heart defect and no shins or kneecaps in both legs. (gelderlander.nl, 09 Apr 2019; sportsspeakers.nl, 01 Aug 2017; Athlete, 14 Dec 2011)

General
HEART SURGERY
In late 2018 he underwent heart surgery. He was out of competitive action for three months. (gelderlander.nl, 09 Apr 2019)

BRAZIL TO THE NETHERLANDS
Weeks after he was born in Marialva, Brazil, he was adopted by a Dutch family and moved to Arnhem, Netherlands. (sportsspeakers.nl, 01 Aug 2017)

TURNING POINT
In December 2014 after ingesting the drug GHB, he ended up in a coma. His coma lasted for five hours and when he woke up he decided to change his life. As part of his change he set up the 'Anker Logos Wisdom of Life' organisation. "The goal of the organisation is to inspire millions of people to discover their purpose and help them to maximise their potential." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Dec 2017; sportsspeakers.nl, 01 Aug 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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