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Dutch wheelchair basketball player (born 1999)

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Sprong, not Sprong.
Julia van der Sprong
Personal information
Born (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 (age 25)
Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWheelchair basketball
Disabilityspinal cord injury
Disability class3.5
ClubDeVeDo
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hamburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dubai Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rotterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Madrid Team
Gold medal – first place 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.

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. With the Dutch team, she also won gold at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo and the 2022 World Championships in Dubai.

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. During her rehabilitation, she was introduced to wheelchair basketball and turned out to have a talent for it. In addition to wheelchair basketball, Van der Sprong completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at Radboud University in Nijmegen.

References

  1. "DeVeDo - Selectie". devedo.nl. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. "Overtuigende start Orange Angels rolstoelbasketbal op het WK". teamnl.org. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (4 September 2021). "The Netherlands win maiden women's wheelchair basketball gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. "Wheelchair Basketball Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. "Rolstoeltennisster De Groot in de prijzen bij Sportgala, De Jong Parasportman van 2023". nos.nl. 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Als rolstoelbasketballer heeft Julia van der Sprong gewoon een A-status". voxweb.nl. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023.
  7. "Goudse Julia van der Sprong gaat voor gouden plak". goudsdagblad.nl. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023.

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