Vanessa Erskine
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| Born | July 12, 1994 Kearney, Missouri, United States | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | |||||||||||||||||
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Vanessa Erskine (born July 12, 1994) is an American-born German wheelchair basketball player. She is a Paralympic champion at the 2016 Summer Paralympics competing for the United States before switching to Germany in 2017.[1][2][3]
Erskine was severely injured in a bullfighting accident which left her with a spinal cord injury.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Vanessa Erskine - Team Deutschland (in German)". Team Deutschland. 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Vanessa Erskine USA - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Vanessa Erskine GER - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 11 August 2025.
- ^ "No bull: Vanessa Erskine is about to be a Paralympian". FIBA Basketball. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Athlete recalls her journey to Team USA's women's wheelchair basketball team". Fox4. 24 August 2016.