Portrait of Agurtzane Egiluz

Agurtzane Egiluz

Women
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Biography
Started: She took up basketball at age eight and wheelchair basketball at age 18 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. (elcorreo.com, 09 Jul 2019) Reason: "I went to see a training of the team [Fundacion Vital Zuzenak], they saw I liked it and that same afternoon they called me for a trial." (elcorreo.com, 09 Jul 2019) Awards: She received the Silver Badge at the 2024 'Gure Kirola Sariak' [Our Sports Awards] awards ceremony in Alava, Spain. (radiollodio.com, 09 Feb 2024) In February 2020 she was named Citizen of the Month by the newspaper El Correo in Alava, Spain. (elcorreo.com, 20 Feb 2020)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateApril 18, 1997
EducationBusiness Administration - University of the Basque Country [UPV], Bilbao, ESP
Languages SpokenBasque, English, French, Spanish
CoachAlejandro Albaina [club]; Franck Belen [national], FRA
Highlights
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
8Women2020Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
7Women2018Hamburg, GER
8Women2022Dubai, UAE
European Championships
3Women2023Rotterdam, NED
3Women2021Madrid, ESP