Anouk Taggenbrock
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994
Utrecht, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class2.5
ClubSC Antilope Utrecht
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam

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

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).[2] After playing wheelchair tennis at elite level, she switched to wheelchair basketball after a Paralympic talent day.[2]

References

  1. "Wheelchair Basketball TAGGENBROCK Anouk - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Anouk Taggenbrock - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Olympics.org.
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