Marie Kier

Started: She attended her first training session with RSKV Tubingen in Germany at age 19. (tagblatt.de, 22 Dec 2019; rollt-magazin.de, 16 Aug 2022) Reason: She was involved in gymnastics for 16 years before an injury she sustained while competing in the sport resulted in paraplegia. She took up wheelchair basketball three months after her accident in 2019. "I never thought I would play basketball. It was clear to me that I needed some kind of sport, it was part of life." (tagblatt.de, 22 Dec 2019; rollt-magazin.de, 16 Aug 2022)