Gesche Schünemann
Encyclopedia
Gesche Schünemann (born November 18, 1982) is a German
wheelchair basketball
player and Paralympian
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She is part of Germany women's national wheelchair basketball team.
She was part of the German team that took the silver medal in the women's wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
player and Paralympian
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
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She is part of Germany women's national wheelchair basketball team.
She was part of the German team that took the silver medal in the women's wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
The Wheelchair Basketball competition of the 2008 Summer Paralympics is held in Beijing National Indoor Stadium and Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium between September 7, 2008 and September 16, 2008...
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External links
- Video clip: Vision: Gold bei Paralympics at videos.t-online.de (German)