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Gesche Schünemann

January 01, 1970

Gesche Schünemann (born 18 November 1982) is a German former wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian who was part of the team that took the silver medal in the women's wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and the gold medal-winning team in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

Gesche Schünemann
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1982-11-18) 18 November 1982 (age 41)
Height175 cm (69 in) [1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class4.5
EventWomen's team
ClubRSV Lahn-Dill (2008–2013)
BG Baskets Hamburg (2013–2016)
Retired2018
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2008 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
2016 Summer Paralympics
Medal record

After a promising basketball career was cut short by an Anterior cruciate ligament injury when she was a teenager, Schünemann took up wheelchair basketball, playing her first game in 2000. She went on to win five national championships with RSV Lahn-Dill. She began training with the national team in November 2005, and made her international debut at the European championships in 2007.

Biography edit

 
Schünemann (left) with Australia's Bridie Kean (right) in Sydney in July 2012. Neither uses a wheelchair off the basketball court.

Gesche Schünemann was born in Gießen on 18 November 1982.[2] She was a swimmer and basketball player.[3] Playing in a seconds game against TSV Grünberg, she was knocked down by Magdalena von Geyr [de], resulting in a torn anterior cruciate ligament and cartilage damage.[4] Several operations failed to restore her knee to a state where she could play professional basketball, although she is still able to walk.[5]

This ended Schünemann's basketball career for a time. She moved to Tübingen, where she studied sports management with a focus on sports marketing at the University of Tübingen.[4] In 2012, she worked full-time as a marketing consultant for an energy company.[6] Schünemann did some coaching and played for the regional league, but her knee still bothered her and national league offers were cancelled.[3][4]

Andreas Joneck, who later became the manager of RSV Lahn-Dill persuaded Schünemann to try wheelchair basketball. She began playing for the seconds on her 18th birthday.[4] RSV Lahn-Dill went on to win the national championship in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013,[2] with Schünemann playing forward. In 2013, Schünemann moved to Hamburg, where her boyfriend Christian lives,[7] and now plays forward-center for BG Baskets Hamburg,[8] a mixed gender team. In April 2014, she was part of the BG Baskets Hamburg team that won the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Euro League Challenge Cup, its first International title.[9]

In November 2005, Schünemann began training with the national team. She made her international debut at the European championships in 2007. The German national team won gold at the European championships, and went on to win it again in 2009 and 2011 before losing to the Netherlands in 2013.[4] In September 2008, she participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, but Germany was beaten in the gold medal game by the United States team, taking home Paralympic silver medals instead.[10] After the Paralympics, the team's performance was considered impressive enough for it to be named the national "Team of the Year",[11] and it received the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany's highest sporting honour, from German President Horst Köhler.[12]

The German team hoped for a rematch against the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London,[10] but instead faced the team that had beaten the Americans, the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team.[13] They defeated the Australians in front of a crowd of over 12,000 to win the gold medal,[12] Gesche Schünemann the first time that Germany had won in women's wheelchair basketball at the Paralympics since 1984.[14] They were awarded a second Silver Laurel Leaf by President Joachim Gauck in November 2012,[15] and were again named Team of the Year for 2012.[15]

After the Paralympics, Schünemann was required to rest for three months after surgery to repair the damaged tendons of the little right finger,[16] but returned for the European Championships in 2013, which Germany lost to the Netherlands.[17] In 2014, she won silver at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto, where the German team was defeated by Canada in the final.[18] The German team beat the Netherlands in the 2015 European Championships, to claim its tenth European title.[19] At the 2016 Paralympic Games, it won silver after losing the final to the United States.[20]

She retired from wheelchair basketball in 2016 and from the national team in 2018.[21]

Achievements edit

  • 2007: Gold European Championships (Wetzlar, Germany) [2][22]
  • 2008: Silver Paralympic Games (Beijing, China) [2]
  • 2009: Gold European Championships (Stoke Mandeville, England) [2][22]
  • 2010: Silver World Championships (Birmingham, England) [23]
  • 2011: Gold European Championships (Nazareth, Israel) [24]
  • 2012: Gold Paralympic Games (London, England) [13]
  • 2013: Silver European Championships (Frankfurt, Germany) [2][17]
  • 2014: Silver at the World Championships (Toronto, Canada) [18][25]
  • 2015: Gold at the European Championships (Worcester, England) [19]
  • 2016: Silver at the Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)[20][26]

Awards edit

  • 2008: Team of the Year [11]
  • 2008: Silver Laurel Leaf [12]
  • 2012: Team of the Year [14]
  • 2012: Silver Laurel Leaf [15]

References edit

  1. ^ (in German). infostradasports. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f (in German). BG Baskets Hamburg. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b . Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e (in German). mittelhessen.de. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Ich war eine ganz lahme Kartoffel". Die Welt (in German). 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. ^ Grüling, Birk (16 November 2012). "Wenn die Karriere ins Rollen kommt". Der Spiegel (in German).
  7. ^ "Weil Christian nicht mehr alleine ins Bett gehen will: Nationalspielerin Gesche Schünemann zieht um". Rolling Planet (in German). 9 May 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  8. ^ (in German). Keyscout. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  9. ^ (in German). BG Baskets Hamburg. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  10. ^ a b Joisten, Bernd (20 October 2010). "Edina Müller: "Ich bin ein Mensch, der nach vorn blickt"". General-Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Goldenes Buch: Palavern bei Sekt ist nicht ihr Ding". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 4 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  12. ^ a b c (in German). Bundesministerium für Gesundheit. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  13. ^ a b . Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  14. ^ a b (in German). HSV-Rollstuhlsport. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  15. ^ a b c "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Operation: Gesche Schünemann fällt drei Monate aus". Rolling Planet (in German). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Rollstuhlbasketball-EM: Deutsche Damen nach über einem Jahrzehnt entthront". Rolling Planet (in German). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  18. ^ a b Joneck, Andreas. (in German). Team Germany. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  19. ^ a b "Germany earn 10th women's European Wheelchair Basketball Championship title as hosts Britain win men's gold". Inside the Games. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  20. ^ a b "USA clinch women's basketball gold". International Paralympic Committee. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Interview mit Gesche Schünemann: "Gerne hätte ich für die deutsche Nationalmannschaft noch ein letztes Mal in meinem alten Wohnzimmer gespielt"". Rollt. Das Magazin für Rollstuhlbasketball in Deutschland. (in German). 16 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  22. ^ a b . International Wheelchair basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  23. ^ . Outrun (Sportmagazin) [de] (in German). Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  24. ^ "Nu Nguyen-Thi darf nicht mit: Holger Glinicki benennt Kader für die Paralympics". Rolling Planet (in German). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  25. ^ . Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  26. ^ . Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

External links edit

  • Gesche Schunemann at the International Paralympic Committee
  • Gesche Schünemann at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
  • Rollstuhlbasketball.Bundesliga (RBBL: Interview mit Gesche Schünemann (Hamburger SV)) on YouTube (in German)

January 01, 1970
gesche, schünemann, born, november, 1982, german, former, wheelchair, basketball, player, paralympian, part, team, that, took, silver, medal, women, wheelchair, basketball, 2008, summer, paralympics, beijing, gold, medal, winning, team, wheelchair, basketball,. Gesche Schunemann born 18 November 1982 is a German former wheelchair basketball player and Paralympian who was part of the team that took the silver medal in the women s wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the gold medal winning team in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London Gesche SchunemannSchunemann at the 2014 Women s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in TorontoPersonal informationNationality GermanyBorn 1982 11 18 18 November 1982 age 41 Height175 cm 69 in 1 SportCountryGermanySportWheelchair basketballDisability class4 5EventWomen s teamClubRSV Lahn Dill 2008 2013 BG Baskets Hamburg 2013 2016 Retired2018Achievements and titlesParalympic finals2008 Summer Paralympics2012 Summer Paralympics2016 Summer ParalympicsMedal record Women s wheelchair basketball Representing Germany Paralympic Games 2012 London Team competition 2008 Beijing Team competition 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition World Championship 2010 Birmingham Team competition 2014 Toronto Team competition After a promising basketball career was cut short by an Anterior cruciate ligament injury when she was a teenager Schunemann took up wheelchair basketball playing her first game in 2000 She went on to win five national championships with RSV Lahn Dill She began training with the national team in November 2005 and made her international debut at the European championships in 2007 Contents 1 Biography 2 Achievements 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Schunemann left with Australia s Bridie Kean right in Sydney in July 2012 Neither uses a wheelchair off the basketball court Gesche Schunemann was born in Giessen on 18 November 1982 2 She was a swimmer and basketball player 3 Playing in a seconds game against TSV Grunberg she was knocked down by Magdalena von Geyr de resulting in a torn anterior cruciate ligament and cartilage damage 4 Several operations failed to restore her knee to a state where she could play professional basketball although she is still able to walk 5 This ended Schunemann s basketball career for a time She moved to Tubingen where she studied sports management with a focus on sports marketing at the University of Tubingen 4 In 2012 she worked full time as a marketing consultant for an energy company 6 Schunemann did some coaching and played for the regional league but her knee still bothered her and national league offers were cancelled 3 4 Andreas Joneck who later became the manager of RSV Lahn Dill persuaded Schunemann to try wheelchair basketball She began playing for the seconds on her 18th birthday 4 RSV Lahn Dill went on to win the national championship in 2008 2010 2011 2012 and 2013 2 with Schunemann playing forward In 2013 Schunemann moved to Hamburg where her boyfriend Christian lives 7 and now plays forward center for BG Baskets Hamburg 8 a mixed gender team In April 2014 she was part of the BG Baskets Hamburg team that won the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Euro League Challenge Cup its first International title 9 In November 2005 Schunemann began training with the national team She made her international debut at the European championships in 2007 The German national team won gold at the European championships and went on to win it again in 2009 and 2011 before losing to the Netherlands in 2013 4 In September 2008 she participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing but Germany was beaten in the gold medal game by the United States team taking home Paralympic silver medals instead 10 After the Paralympics the team s performance was considered impressive enough for it to be named the national Team of the Year 11 and it received the Silver Laurel Leaf Germany s highest sporting honour from German President Horst Kohler 12 The German team hoped for a rematch against the United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London 10 but instead faced the team that had beaten the Americans the Australia women s national wheelchair basketball team 13 They defeated the Australians in front of a crowd of over 12 000 to win the gold medal 12 Gesche Schunemann the first time that Germany had won in women s wheelchair basketball at the Paralympics since 1984 14 They were awarded a second Silver Laurel Leaf by President Joachim Gauck in November 2012 15 and were again named Team of the Year for 2012 15 After the Paralympics Schunemann was required to rest for three months after surgery to repair the damaged tendons of the little right finger 16 but returned for the European Championships in 2013 which Germany lost to the Netherlands 17 In 2014 she won silver at the 2014 Women s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto where the German team was defeated by Canada in the final 18 The German team beat the Netherlands in the 2015 European Championships to claim its tenth European title 19 At the 2016 Paralympic Games it won silver after losing the final to the United States 20 She retired from wheelchair basketball in 2016 and from the national team in 2018 21 Achievements edit2007 Gold European Championships Wetzlar Germany 2 22 2008 Silver Paralympic Games Beijing China 2 2009 Gold European Championships Stoke Mandeville England 2 22 2010 Silver World Championships Birmingham England 23 2011 Gold European Championships Nazareth Israel 24 2012 Gold Paralympic Games London England 13 2013 Silver European Championships Frankfurt Germany 2 17 2014 Silver at the World Championships Toronto Canada 18 25 2015 Gold at the European Championships Worcester England 19 2016 Silver at the Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 20 26 Awards edit2008 Team of the Year 11 2008 Silver Laurel Leaf 12 2012 Team of the Year 14 2012 Silver Laurel Leaf 15 References edit Schunemann Gesche in German infostradasports Archived from the original on 29 March 2014 Retrieved 29 March 2014 a b c d e f 10 Gesche Schunemann in German BG Baskets Hamburg Archived from the original on 27 March 2014 Retrieved 28 March 2014 a b Gesche Schuenemann Wheelchair Basketball Paralympic Athlete London 2012 Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 26 May 2013 Retrieved 6 February 2013 a b c d e Der Rollstuhl ist mein Sportgerat in German mittelhessen de Archived from the original on 19 September 2016 Retrieved 28 March 2014 Ich war eine ganz lahme Kartoffel Die Welt in German 29 December 2013 Retrieved 29 March 2014 Gruling Birk 16 November 2012 Wenn die Karriere ins Rollen kommt Der Spiegel in German Weil Christian nicht mehr alleine ins Bett gehen will Nationalspielerin Gesche Schunemann zieht um Rolling Planet in German 9 May 2013 Retrieved 29 March 2014 Rollstuhlbasketball Bundesliga 2009 2010 Gesche Schunemann in German Keyscout Archived from the original on 26 March 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2014 BG Baskets Hamburg triumphieren in Badajoz in German BG Baskets Hamburg Archived from the original on 30 April 2014 Retrieved 30 April 2014 a b Joisten Bernd 20 October 2010 Edina Muller Ich bin ein Mensch der nach vorn blickt General Anzeiger in German Retrieved 5 February 2012 a b Goldenes Buch Palavern bei Sekt ist nicht ihr Ding Kolner Stadt Anzeiger in German 4 February 2009 Retrieved 6 February 2012 a b c Edina Muller Herzsprung beim Einlauf ins Olympiastadion in Peking in German Bundesministerium fur Gesundheit Archived from the original on 17 June 2013 Retrieved 5 February 2013 a b Germany claim women s crown Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games 7 September 2012 Archived from the original on 30 April 2013 Retrieved 6 February 2013 a b Rollstuhlbasketballerinnen sind Mannschaft des Jahres in German HSV Rollstuhlsport 26 November 2012 Archived from the original on 27 June 2015 Retrieved 27 June 2015 a b c Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes in German Bundesprasidialamt 7 November 2012 Retrieved 6 February 2013 Operation Gesche Schunemann fallt drei Monate aus Rolling Planet in German 3 December 2012 Retrieved 29 March 2014 a b Rollstuhlbasketball EM Deutsche Damen nach uber einem Jahrzehnt entthront Rolling Planet in German 6 July 2013 Retrieved 29 March 2014 a b Joneck Andreas Deutscher WM Traum platzt zum zweiten Mal in German Team Germany Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 6 July 2014 a b Germany earn 10th women s European Wheelchair Basketball Championship title as hosts Britain win men s gold Inside the Games 6 September 2015 Retrieved 9 September 2015 a b USA clinch women s basketball gold International Paralympic Committee 16 September 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2016 Interview mit Gesche Schunemann Gerne hatte ich fur die deutsche Nationalmannschaft noch ein letztes Mal in meinem alten Wohnzimmer gespielt Rollt Das Magazin fur Rollstuhlbasketball in Deutschland in German 16 August 2018 Retrieved 9 February 2022 a b History IWBF Europe International Wheelchair basketball Federation Archived from the original on 29 March 2014 Retrieved 29 March 2014 53 55 dem Titel so nah Outrun Sportmagazin de in German Archived from the original on 29 March 2014 Retrieved 29 March 2014 Nu Nguyen Thi darf nicht mit Holger Glinicki benennt Kader fur die Paralympics Rolling Planet in German 12 June 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2012 2014 WWWBC Germany Wheelchair Basketball Canada Archived from the original on 2 February 2015 Retrieved 28 June 2014 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Women Germany Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 23 September 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2016 External links editGesche Schunemann at the International Paralympic Committee Gesche Schunemann at Team Deutschland Paralympics in German Rollstuhlbasketball Bundesliga RBBL Interview mit Gesche Schunemann Hamburger SV on YouTube in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gesche Schunemann amp oldid 1202625780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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