Johanna Welin was born on 24 June 1984 in Pajala, Sweden, a small town near the border between Sweden and Finland about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. She has played football for Töreboda IK in the Swedish league. In the winter, her passion was snowboarding, until a bad fall in a snowboarding competition at Gothenburg in January 2004 left her paralysed from the waist down.[1][2] She then took up wheelchair basketball, playing for GRBK Gothenburg in the Swedish league, but Sweden had no national women's team. She spent two semesters studying German in Insbruck, but there was no wheelchair basketball team there, and she began playing for USC Munich, initially for their second team. There, she caught the attention of Holger Glinicki, the coach of the German national team, who asked her if she would like to play for the German national team. She took German citizenship, a relatively painless procedure for an athlete, and made the German national team, which went on to win gold at the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, Israel, defeating the Netherlands in the final, 48–42.[2][3]
In June 2012 she was named as part of the team that competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London,[3] where they faced the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team,[4] a team that had defeated them 48–46 in Sydney just a few months before.[5] They defeated the Australians 44–58 in front of a capacity crowd of over 12,000 at the North Greenwich Arena to win the gold medal,[4] the first that Germany had won in women's wheelchair basketball at the Paralympics since 1984.[6] They were awarded another Silver Laurel Leaf by President Joachim Gauck in November 2012[7] and were again named Team of the Year for 2012.[6] In February 2013, Welin's name was entered in the Golden Book of Munich.[8] The German team claimed silver at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[9] and beat the Netherlands in the 2015 European Championships, to claim its tenth European title.[10] At the 2016 Paralympic Games, it won silver after losing the final to the United States.[11]
She has modelled for the advertising campaigns of team sponsors ING DiBa and LoFric, and is currently studying medicine in Munich.[1][2]
Achievementsedit
2011: Gold European Championships (Nazareth, Israel) [3]
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^ abcKayser, Sebastian (6 September 2012). "Mit Schweden-Happen um Gold". Bild (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ abc"Nu Nguyen-Thi darf nicht mit: Holger Glinicki benennt Kader für die Paralympics". Rolling Planet (in German). 12 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ abc. 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.
^Mannion, Tim (21 July 2012). . Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ abc (in German). HSV-Rollstuhlsport. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ ab (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ ab"Münchner Paralympics-Gewinnerinnen tragen sich ins Goldene Buch ein" (PDF) (in German). City of Munich. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
^ ab. Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
^ ab"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.
^ ab"USA clinch women's basketball gold". International Paralympic Committee. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^"Rollstuhlbasketball-EM: Deutsche Damen nach über einem Jahrzehnt entthront". Rolling Planet (in German). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
^. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
"Die Goldmädchen". Stern (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2013. Interview with Johanna Welin.
johanna, welin, born, june, 1984, swedish, born, german, point, wheelchair, basketball, player, played, munich, german, wheelchair, basketball, league, national, team, that, gold, medal, 2012, summer, paralympics, london, after, which, president, joachim, gauc. Johanna Welin born 24 June 1984 is a Swedish born German 2 0 point wheelchair basketball player She played for USC Munich in the German wheelchair basketball league and for the national team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London after which President Joachim Gauck awarded the team with the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt Silver Laurel Leaf Johanna WelinJohanna WelinPersonal informationNationality GermanyBorn 1984 06 24 24 June 1984 age 39 Pajala SwedenSportCountryGermanySportWheelchair basketballDisability class2 0EventWomen s teamTeamUSC MunichAchievements and titlesParalympic finals2012 Summer Paralympics 2016 ParalympicsMedal record Women s wheelchair basketballRepresenting GermanyParalympic Games2012 London Team competition2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competitionIWBF World Championship2014 Toronto Team competition2018 Hamburg Team competition Contents 1 Biography 2 Achievements 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksBiography editJohanna Welin was born on 24 June 1984 in Pajala Sweden a small town near the border between Sweden and Finland about 100 kilometres 62 mi north of the Arctic Circle She has played football for Toreboda IK in the Swedish league In the winter her passion was snowboarding until a bad fall in a snowboarding competition at Gothenburg in January 2004 left her paralysed from the waist down 1 2 She then took up wheelchair basketball playing for GRBK Gothenburg in the Swedish league but Sweden had no national women s team She spent two semesters studying German in Insbruck but there was no wheelchair basketball team there and she began playing for USC Munich initially for their second team There she caught the attention of Holger Glinicki the coach of the German national team who asked her if she would like to play for the German national team She took German citizenship a relatively painless procedure for an athlete and made the German national team which went on to win gold at the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth Israel defeating the Netherlands in the final 48 42 2 3 In June 2012 she was named as part of the team that competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London 3 where they faced the Australia women s national wheelchair basketball team 4 a team that had defeated them 48 46 in Sydney just a few months before 5 They defeated the Australians 44 58 in front of a capacity crowd of over 12 000 at the North Greenwich Arena to win the gold medal 4 the first that Germany had won in women s wheelchair basketball at the Paralympics since 1984 6 They were awarded another Silver Laurel Leaf by President Joachim Gauck in November 2012 7 and were again named Team of the Year for 2012 6 In February 2013 Welin s name was entered in the Golden Book of Munich 8 The German team claimed silver at the 2014 Women s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto Ontario Canada 9 and beat the Netherlands in the 2015 European Championships to claim its tenth European title 10 At the 2016 Paralympic Games it won silver after losing the final to the United States 11 She has modelled for the advertising campaigns of team sponsors ING DiBa and LoFric and is currently studying medicine in Munich 1 2 Achievements edit2011 Gold European Championships Nazareth Israel 3 2012 Gold Paralympic Games London England 4 2013 Silver European Championships Frankfurt Germany 12 2014 Silver at the World Championships Toronto Canada 9 2015 Gold at the European Championships Worcester England 10 2016 Silver at the Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 11 13 Awards edit2012 Team of the Year 6 2012 Silver Laurel Leaf 7 2013 Entry in the Golden Book of Munich 8 Sydney July 2012 nbsp Johanna Welin in the game against Japan nbsp Johanna Welin in the game against Japan nbsp Johanna Welin in the game against JapanReferences edit a b Rollstuhlbasketballerin Johanna Welin Vom Polarkreis zum paralympischem Traum Rolling Planet in German 28 July 2012 Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 17 February 2013 a b c Kayser Sebastian 6 September 2012 Mit Schweden Happen um Gold Bild in German Retrieved 17 February 2013 a b c Nu Nguyen Thi darf nicht mit Holger Glinicki benennt Kader fur die Paralympics Rolling Planet in German 12 June 2012 Retrieved 17 February 2013 a b c 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 Mannion Tim 21 July 2012 Victory for Rollers and Gliders as London Awaits Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 28 April 2013 Retrieved 17 February 2013 a b c 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 Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes in German Bundesprasidialamt 7 November 2012 Archived from the original on 19 November 2018 Retrieved 6 February 2013 a b Munchner Paralympics Gewinnerinnen tragen sich ins Goldene Buch ein PDF in German City of Munich Retrieved 27 June 2015 a b 2014 WWWBC Germany Wheelchair Basketball Canada Archived from the original on 2 February 2015 Retrieved 28 June 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 Rollstuhlbasketball EM Deutsche Damen nach uber einem Jahrzehnt entthront Rolling Planet in German 6 July 2013 Retrieved 29 March 2014 Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Women Germany Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 23 September 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2016 Die Goldmadchen Stern in German Retrieved 17 February 2013 Interview with Johanna Welin External links editJohanna Welin at the International Paralympic Committee Johanna Welin Ryklin at Team Deutschland Paralympics in German Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Germany nbsp Sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johanna Welin amp oldid 1157044192, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
