Vanessa Erskine

Vanessa Erskine

Personal information
Born	(1994-07-12) July 12, 1994 (age 31) Kearney, Missouri, United States
Sport
Sport	Wheelchair basketball
Medal record Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Women's

Vanessa Erskine (born July 12, 1994) is an American-born German wheelchair basketball player. She is a Paralympic champion at the 2016 Summer Paralympics competing for the United States before switching to Germany in 2017. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Erskine was severely injured in a bullfighting accident which left her with a spinal cord injury. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Vanessa Erskine - Team Deutschland (in German)". Team Deutschland. 11 August 2025.
2. "Vanessa Erskine USA - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 11 August 2025.
3. "Vanessa Erskine GER - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 11 August 2025.
4. "No bull: Vanessa Erskine is about to be a Paralympian". FIBA Basketball. 10 June 2016.
5. "Athlete recalls her journey to Team USA's women's wheelchair basketball team". Fox4. 24 August 2016.