Edda Ewert

Edda Ewert (* in the 20th century) is a German goalball player .

Career

Edda Ewert is severely visually impaired . In spite of this handicap , she did not want to forego sporting activity and exercising this activity in the context of competitive sport . Since she preferred to play sports in community with other disabled people, she chose goalball as a sport . Her sporting achievements justified her inclusion in the German national goalball team. With this team she took part in the 1996 Paralympic Summer Games in Atlanta , where the German team finally reached the final. In this final she defeated the Finnish team with the cast Martina Bethke , Christel Bettinger , Gudula Demmelhuber , Cornelia Dietz , Christine Krause and Edda Ewert and thus became Olympic champion and winner of a gold medal .

For this success, she and the German national goalball team were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by the Federal President .

Individual evidence

↑ Sports report of the federal government to the Bundestag - printed matter 14/1710 - page 51: "Since 1992 the medal winners of the Paralympic Games have also been awarded the silver laurel leaf"

personal data
SURNAME	Ewert, Edda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German goalball player
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century

[1] Sports report of the federal government to the Bundestag - printed matter 14/1710 - page 51: "Since 1992 the medal winners of the Paralympic Games have also been awarded the silver laurel leaf"