Valeska Knoblauch Explained

Valeska Knoblauch
Sport:Para badminton
Disability:Paraplegia
Disability Class:WH1
Birth Date:21 September 1990
Birth Place:Bonn, Germany

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4 May 2023. Valeska Knoblauch - Team Germany (in German). Team Deutschland.
  2. Web site: 9 May 2020. Valeska Knoblauch: Maybe I can. Badminton Europe.
  3. Web site: 4 May 2023. Paralympics: My Path - Valeska Knoblauch (in German). Sportschau.