Valeska Knoblauch
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| Born | 21 September 1990 Bonn, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | WH1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valeska Knoblauch (born 21 September 1990) is a German para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a European singles champion and has competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she reached the quarterfinals in the women's singles WH1.[1]
Early life[edit]
Knoblauch was a very keen dancer in her younger years. When Knoblauch was fourteen years old, she jumped onto a windowsill in a classroom at her high school. She leaned back and fell out, she broke her spine and became a paraplegic since then. She went back to school four years later and started to play badminton as part of her rehabilitation.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Valeska Knoblauch - Team Germany (in German)". Team Deutschland. 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Valeska Knoblauch: Maybe I can". Badminton Europe. 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Paralympics: My Path - Valeska Knoblauch (in German)". Sportschau. 4 May 2023.