Carina de Rooij

CARINA DE ROOIJ

Basketball
Carina de Rooij
""The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow""
#TeamSunrise

LOVE AT A FIRST "PLAY"

I can’t imagine a life without sport. I started gymnastics when I was three years old. And there was never a week without sport. So when I broke my back I just had to find a new sport that ‘fitted’ me.

I first started playing Basketball at the Center for Physical Rehabilitation, that's where I was being treated after my injury. Basketball was really 'love at first play' for me!"

With the national team we have a mixture of very young, new players and more experienced players which keeps it very interesting. I love to see them getting better and better every day and I think as a team we haven’t reached our best level yet.

#TeamSunrise

NEW LIFE, NEW SPORT

I was born on the 10th of May 1980. Growing up I participated in gymnastics. After an unfortunate fall in 1999 I broke my back.

After finding myself in a wheelchair, I started looking around for a new type of sports activity.

I started basketball with SC Antilope in Utrecht. It was hard to be a beginner again, but that didn’t stop me. After 20 years I still love playing basketball. I now play with Sunrise Medical Braves in Doorn.

"Basketball is an extremely physical sport, it demands a lot from your body."
My sports wheelchair
"My sports wheelchair of choice is the RGK Elite X. It was entirely custom measured and built specifically for me. My wheelchair and body now becomes one unit and it fully supports my athletic performance."
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My everyday wheelchair
"My QUICKIE Krypton is an extremely lightweight wheelchair. It is accurately made to fit my body and has a beautiful design that's tailored to both my personality and my style."

Road to Glory

2019
European Championship

Gold

2018
Wheelchair basketball World Championships - Hamburg

World Champion

2017
European Championship

Gold

2016
Paralympic Games (Rio)
Bronze Medal
2014
2014 World Championships
Silver
2013
2013 European Championships
Gold
2012
2012 London Paralympics
Bronze
2011
2011 European Championships
Silver