Anouk Taggenbrock

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Anouk Taggenbrock
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class2.5
ClubSC Antilope Utrecht
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team

Anouk Taggenbrock (born 13 August 1994) is a 2.5 disability class Dutch wheelchair basketball player and a member of the Netherlands women's national wheelchair basketball team. She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with the national team.[1]

Life[edit]

When she was 13 years old she received a spinal cord infection that resulted in a spinal cord injury. She studied at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Business Administration, Pharmacy).[1] After playing wheelchair tennis at elite level, she switched to wheelchair basketball after a Paralympic talent day.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Wheelchair Basketball: TAGGENBROCK Anouk". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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