Dirk Passiwan

DIRK PASSIWAN

Basketball
Dirk Passiwan
"Basketball has always taken me out of difficult times in my life and has helped me to look ahead."
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PLAYER AND TRAINER

I started playing wheelchair basketball in 1990 and can look back to three Paralympic Games (2008, 2012 and 2016). I'm a family guy in my freetime and an office clerk for 30 hours a week, and I still hold up a deep passion for wheelchair basketball. I aim to play it on a professional level for a few more years and I already train the local team Doneck Dolphins in Trier, Germany.

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I GREW UP WITH A WHEELCHAIR

My dad sits in a wheelchair since he is a kid so I grew up with it and I sat more in a wheelchair than I rode a bike. I started playing wheelchair basketball at the age of 14 (1990) as a non-disabled player.

In 2000 I got a lot of problems with my knees so from this time I was allowed to play international wheelchair basketball for Germany.

 

"Try to work hard everyday and never rest until you reach your goals."
My sports wheelchair
"My RGK Elite CX is an awesome wheelchair, the best I ever played in. So quick and spinny. I would never want to play with any other wheelchair. I love it! "
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Road to Glory

2019
All Star Team EM
2016
Paralympic Games (Rio)
2015
European Championship (Great Britain)

Bronze Medal

2014
Andre Vergauwen Cup

Winner

2012
Paralympics Games (London)
2011
European Championship (Israel)

Silver medal

Topscorer

2008
Paralympic Games (Beijing)

5th place