Ilse Arts

Ilse Arts (born 7 June 1990) is a Dutch wheelchair basketball player.[1] She won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, gold medal at the 2018 world championships and multiple gold medals at the European Championships (2017, 2019, 2021)

Ilse Arts
Personal information
Born (1990-06-07) June 7, 1990 (age 34)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWomen's Wheelchair Basketball
Disability class1.5
Event(s)Women's Wheelchair Basketball
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2020 Tokyo Paralympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics

She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]

She played at the 2017 Women's Wheelchair Basketball European Championship[4][5] and 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship (World Champions).[6]

She is from Wijchen, Netherlands.[5] She played association football for SC Woezik.[5] She was injured after a motorcycle accident.[5]

She currently plays for BBC Münsterland in the 1. Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga, she transferred from the Hot Rolling Bears Essen in the 2. Rollstuhlbasketball-Bundesliga.[7][5]

References

  1. "Dutch announce women's wheelchair basketball team". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. "Wheelchair Basketball - Netherlands". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  3. "Ilse Arts - Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. "Ilse ARTS (1.5)". hosted.wh.geniussports.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Leo Klaassen (29 August 2018). "Rolstoelbasketbalster Ilse Arts kijkt nu al naar Tokyo". De Gelderlander (DPG Media). https://www.gelderlander.nl/wijchen/rolstoelbasketbalster-ilse-arts-kijkt-nu-al-naar-tokyo~a84f0730/. Retrieved 30 July 2020. 
  6. "NETHERLANDS WOMEN RETAIN EUROPEAN CROWN". iwbf.org. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. "Team HRB1 Saison 2019/2020". Hot Rolling Bears Essen. Retrieved 30 July 2020.