Julia van der Sprong

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Julia van der Sprong
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Personal information
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)
Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
Sport Wheelchair basketball
Disabilityspinal cord injury
Disability class 3.5
ClubDeVeDo
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Hamburg Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Dubai Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rotterdam Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Madrid Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Team

Julia van der Sprong (born 27 September 1999) is a Dutch wheelchair basketball player (3.5 disability class). Van der Sprong plays for DeVeDo (Ermelo) where she plays as a forward. [1]

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In 2018, van der Sprong made her World Championship debut with the Dutch national team during the 2018 World Championship in Hamburg, where the Dutch team won gold. [2] With the Dutch team, she also won gold at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo [3] [4] and the 2022 World Championships in Dubai. [5]

Background

Van der Sprong was an active hockey player and speed skater in her youth. However, at the age of sixteen, she suffered a spinal cord injury as a result of an acute inflammation in her spinal cord. After her recovery, she could still run short distances, but could no longer play sports as before. [6] During her rehabilitation, she was introduced to wheelchair basketball and turned out to have a talent for it. [7] In addition to wheelchair basketball, Van der Sprong completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at Radboud University in Nijmegen. [6]

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