Henriett Koósz (born 14 February 1980 in
KÅ‘szeg
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History Medieval Period
The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas (Eisenburg) go back to the third quart ...
) is an
Austria
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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 and former
wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis Adaptive sport, 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 designe ...
player.
As a member of the Austrian Paralympic wheelchair tennis team, she competed at the
2012 Paralympics
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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 neura ...
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.
After London, Koósz hung up her tennis racket for health reasons.
In 2016, she discovered badminton and started a new career as an international parabadminton player and army athlete.
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
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Austria
Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Hungarian emigrants to Austria
People from KÅ‘szeg
People with paraplegia
Austrian para-badminton players
Austrian female tennis players
Medalists at the European Para Championships
Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
21st-century Austrian sportswomen
Austrian female badminton players