 van Leeuwen receiving tribute in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Netherlands |
| Born | 15 May 1972 |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Women's Wheelchair Basketball |
| Disability | paraplegic |
Evelyn van Leeuwen (born 15 May 1972) is a Dutch wheelchair basketball player from Leiden.[1][2] She competed at four Paralympic Games between 1996 and 2016. She won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics[1] and 20 years later the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3][4][5]
- ^ a b "'Ik ga altijd voor het hoogst haalbare'". www.medischcontact.nl.
- ^ "Evelyn van Leeuwen". teamnl.org.
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - Netherlands". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Evelyn van Leeuwen - Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Wheelchair Basketball |Netherlands VS Great Britain|Women's - Bronze Match Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, retrieved 19 July 2020