Henriett Koósz (born 14 February 1980 in

Kőszeg Kőszeg (german: Güns, ; Slovak: ''Kysak'', sl, Kiseg, hr, Kiseg) is a town in Vas County, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character. History The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas ...

) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, a ...

player and

para-badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ...

player. As a member of the Austrian Paralympic wheelchair tennis team, she competed at the

2012 Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Game ...

in London. In 2016, she represented Austria in para-badminton at the Austrian Open. In 2013, she was awarded the MiA award by the Austrian Federal Sports Organisation.

Early life and career

Koósz was born in Hungary. She has been

paraplegic Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural ...

since a car accident in October 1997. She started without previous knowledge with wheelchair tennis at the age of 24. In December 2005, she started her participation in international and national tournaments. In 2007, she played in the B squad and in 2010 was taken into the A-squad of the Austrian national wheelchair tennis team. Koósz won the 2009 national championship in women's doubles with her partner Anette Baldauf for the first time, and a year later she became national champion in women's singles.

Wheelchair tennis statistics

ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour

Singles

Doubles

Para-badminton statistics

World Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

European Championships

''Women's singles''

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koosz, Henriett 1980 births Living people Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Austria Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Hungarian emigrants to Austria People from Kőszeg People with paraplegia Austrian para-badminton players Austrian female tennis players