Elke Rongen

Elke Rongen
Parabadminton

Personal information

Type of disability (class):

WH1

Nationality:

Germany

Birthday:

July 6, 1970

Place of birth:

Heinsberg

Society:

BSG Aachen

Medals

Badminton World Cup for the Disabled
	Thailand 2007 Bangkok	Double (wheelchair)
	Thailand 2007 Bangkok	Single (wheelchair)
	Thailand 2007 Bangkok	Mixed (wheelchair)
	Germany 2013 Dortmund	Single (wheelchair)
	Germany 2013 Dortmund	Double (wheelchair)
European Badminton Championship for the disabled
	Germany 2012 Dortmund	Single (wheelchair)
	Germany 2012 Dortmund	Double (wheelchair)
	Spain 2014 Murcia	Double (wheelchair)
	Spain 2014 Murcia	Mixed (wheelchair)
	Netherlands 2016 Beek	Double (wheelchair)
	France 2018 Rodez	Double (wheelchair)

Elke Rongen (born July 6, 1970 in Heinsberg ) is a German badminton player from the BSG Aachen . She is paraplegic and starts in Parabadminton in the starting class WH1, both singles and doubles.

Life

Rongen was initially active as a show jumper . In 1996 she suffered paraplegia from a fall on the construction site of her house . During a stay in a rehab clinic, a sports therapist recommended the BSG Aachen , but it wasn't until 2004 that she followed the recommendation and has been active in parabadminton ever since .

At the Badminton World Cup for the disabled in Bangkok , Rongen was the most successful German participant. In doubles she won silver with Israeli Nina Gorodetzky and bronze in singles and mixed games. In 2013 Rongen took part in the Badminton World Championship for the disabled in Dortmund and won bronze medals in singles and doubles with Valeska Knoblauch . At the European Badminton Championships for the disabled in Beek , she won a silver medal in doubles with Valeska Knoblauch in 2016 and a bronze medal in Rodez in 2018 . Rongen is aiming to participate in the 2020 Summer Paralympics , which will feature badminton competitions for the first time.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Elke Rongen. In: teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Rainer Herwartz: From tragedy to success story. In: Aachener Zeitung . January 23, 2014, accessed February 9, 2020 .
↑ World Championships in Badminton for People with Disabilities. In: German Badminton Association . 2007, accessed February 18, 2020 .
^ Para Badminton EM: Five EM titles and ten other medals. In: teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. November 5, 2018, accessed February 8, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Rongen, Elke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German badminton player
DATE OF BIRTH	July 6, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heinsberg

[Team_Deutschland-1] Elke Rongen. In: teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .

[AZ-2] Rainer Herwartz: From tragedy to success story. In: Aachener Zeitung . January 23, 2014, accessed February 9, 2020 .

[3] World Championships in Badminton for People with Disabilities. In: German Badminton Association . 2007, accessed February 18, 2020 .

[4] Para Badminton EM: Five EM titles and ten other medals. In: teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. November 5, 2018, accessed February 8, 2020 .