Lindsay Frelink

Lindsay Frelink (born 6 August 1999) is a Dutch wheelchair basketball player (2.0 disability class) 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]

Lindsay Frelink
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWheelchair basketball
Disabilityspinal cord injury
Disability class2.0
ClubOnly Friends
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 HamburgTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 TenerifeTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 RotterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 MadridTeam

Life

Frelink was born with spina bifida. Frelink studied graphic design at Mediacollege Amsterdam. She lives in Heerhugowaard.[2]

Frelink started with wheelchair basketball when she was 12 years old. She made her debut for the national team in 2017 and won in that year the gold medal at the European Championships in Tenerife.[2]

She competed at the 2018 World Championship, and 2017 and 2019 European championships . [2]

References

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