born december point wheelchair basketball player played german national team won gold medal summer paralympics london won european title runner president awarded team germany highest sporting honour biography born hamburg december morning severe pain hours longer legs doctors diagnosed spinal cord studying hamburg began playing wheelchair basketball fun hospital selected national team classified point player plays power forward team won israel qualifying summer paralympic games london team preparation toured united_states australia german team went group stage undefeated started slow games united_states china winning games point margins play best basketball final minutes game match london team faced australia women national wheelchair basketball team defeated sydney months crowd north arena defeated australians win gold medal germany won women wheelchair basketball awarded silver laurel leaf president november named team year annual award voted members local team included national teammates australia won women national championship eighth time team previously won german national team fortunate losing final netherlands home town crowd frankfurt achievements national_league champion hamburg silver world championships birmingham great_britain gold israel gold paralympic games london england national_league champion hamburg silver frankfurt germany silver world championships toronto canada gold awards team year
Maya Lindholm