Tessa Franconia

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Tessa Winter, née Franken (born August 14, 1966 in Düsseldorf ) is a former German basketball player .

career

In 1982, Franken took part in the European Championship in Finland with the German cadet  selection and scored an average of nine points per match during the tournament. At the European Junior Championships in 1983 (in Italy ) and 1984 (in Spain ), she also ran for the selection of the German Basketball Association and was a top performer in each case. Franconia made her debut in the German national women's team in July 1985, and by 1991 she played 71 international matches.

She played for Agon Düsseldorf, the German series champion of the 1980s and early 1990s, her father Josef was the main sponsor of the successful team. In the 1985/86 season, the player stayed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States and was part of the college basketball team in the first NCAA division, she returned to Agon Düsseldorf in the summer of 1986. She later moved to Wolfenbüttel within the Bundesliga, and in 1994/95 she played with KuSG Leimen in the Bundesliga.

She remained connected to basketball after the end of her competitive sports career: in 2013 she became German champion in the age group over 45 with SG Munich, she also became over 45 world champion in 2013 with the German selection and then European champion in 2014. In 2018 she won gold at the over 50 European Championship.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tessa Franken profile, European Championship for Cadettes 1982. Accessed October 20, 2019 .
  2. ^ Tessa Franken profile, European Championship for Junior Women 1984. Accessed October 20, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Balance: female players. In: mahr.sb-vision.de. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Die Welt, 1986, Germany, German . ( archive.org [accessed October 20, 2019]).
  5. ↑ Despite Injuries, UCLA Women Make It to Final, 68-54. January 11, 1986. Retrieved October 20, 2019 (American English).
  6. ↑ https://ucla_ftp.sidearmsports.com/old_site/pdf/w-baskbl/10-11-History.pdf
  7. ↑ Braunschweiger Zeitung, Braunschweig Germany: "Wolfenbüttel is still my home". October 1, 2002, accessed on October 20, 2019 (German).
  8. ↑ 1994/95 main round. Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
  9. ↑ M. Rappe: The "Munich Syndrome" prevents more. Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
  10. ↑ https://www.basketball-bund.de/news/breitensport/oldies/ue45-damen/ue45-damen-2013-sg-muenchen-siegt-2013-finale-dahoam-125014
  11. ↑ https://www.basketball-bund.de/news/deutschland-erstmals-basketball-weltmeister-gleich-doppel-127586
  12. ↑ https://basketballmastersgermany.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/em-in-ostrava-medailleflut-fur-das-deutsche-team/
  13. ↑ Wiedenmann wins European Championship title. July 6, 2018, accessed October 20, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Franconia, Tessa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winter, Tessa (name after marriage)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf