Biography
Edina MUELLER
 DEUTSCHER KANU VERBAND E. V.
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| 28/06/1983 | |
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| HOBBIES: | Scuba diving | |
| OTHER SPORTS: | I have also represented Germany in Wheelchair Basketball 2006- 2014 and won a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics | |
| BIOGRAPHY: | The reigning KL1 Paralympic champion was one of her country’s flagbearers at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony. She won bronze in France in the KL1. The multiple world medallist took up Paracanoe in 2014 and studied Human Movement Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States. She also has studied rehabilitation pedagogy at the University of Cologne in Germany and has won a Paralympic gold and silver as a wheelchair basketball player. | |
| FACEBOOK: | https://www.facebook.com/EdinaMueller07 | |
| TWITTER: | https://twitter.com/edinamueller07 | |
| INSTAGRAM: | https://instagram.com/edinamueller07 | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | Hamburg | |
| OCCUPATION: | Physical Therapist | |
| LANGUAGES: | German, English | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Bachelor of science in human kinetics/kinesiology, Diplom Rehabilitation pedagogy. Human Movement Studies - University of Illinois | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | I began competing in paracanoe in 2014. | |
| REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT: | Her friend encouraged her to try the sport. "Para-canoe is very integrative, a bit more even than wheelchair basketball. You get in the same boat as the other canoeists during training and you just go. As soon as you are in the boat there is no difference." | |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | My mother and father and my grandparents as well as my mentor from the University of Cologne Horst Strohkendl. | |
| TRAINING PARTNER(S): | Jens Kroger, Niko Classen | |
| AMBITIONS : | To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS: |
I was named Hamburgs sportswoman of the year in 2012, Cologne Sportswoman of the year in 2010 and I received the silver laurel leaf (highest german sports award) in 2008 and 2012. She was part of the Germany team that won gold in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Shortly after her diagnosis she competed in wheelchair tennis and won the 2005 Hungarian Open.
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| CLUB: | Hamburg SV | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Arne Bandholz [national] | |
| TRAINING REGIME: | I have a great team around me in my club, the olympic training centre and especially at work where I also train. | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR: | 2014 | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY: | Czech Republic | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | European Championship | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION: | Racice | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Winning Paralympic Gold in London 2012 | |
| OTHER INFORMATION: |
Classification KL1 Type of Impairment Spinal Cord Injuries (tagesspiegel.de, 14 Sep 2016) Origin of Impairment Acquired (tagesspiegel.de, 14 Sep 2016) Impairment Details She has had paraplegia since 2000. At age 16 she was playing high school volleyball and felt pain in her back. Later that day she lost feeling in her legs. Doctors found a blood clot, and she spent four months in hospital. (macromedia-fachhochschule.de, 15 Nov 2011; general-anzeiger-bonn.de, 20 Oct 2010) Awards She was named the 2012 and 2013 Sportswoman of the Year at the German Sports Gala. (abendblatt.de, 17 Feb 2014; dbs-npc.de, 26 Feb 2013) She was presented with the Silver Laurel Leaf, the highest national award for excellence in German sports, in 2008 and 2012. (archive.org, 17 Jun 2013; bundespraesident.de, 07 Nov 2012) She was named the 2010 German International Wheelchair Basketball Athlete of the Year. (macromedia-fachhochschule.de, 15 Nov 2011) General OCCUPATION She works as a sports therapist at BG Trauma Hospital in Hamburg, Germany. (noz.de, 22 Oct 2016) |
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| CLASSIFICATION: | KL1 | |
| BEST RESULTS: | Paralympics: Gold - 1, Silver - 1, Bronze - 1; World Championships: Gold - 1; Silver - 3, Bronze - 1. |
2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)
Results
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Aug 19 11:44 |
Women's 200m KL1 SENIOR Heats 1 |
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59.217
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Aug 21 15:05 |
Women's 200m KL1 SENIOR Final A |
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57.513
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