Lena Knippelmeyer

Lena Knippelmeyer (born 6 April 1990 Emden )  is a German wheelchair basketball player and neuropsychologist .

 Life 
Knippelmeyer grew up in Marienhafe, and started playing handball there.  She last played for SSC Dodesheide .  In 2014 , she had to stop playing handball after  knee injuries.  Since then she has been considered minimally disabled  and plays wheelchair basketball. 

She currently plays in the center position at RSC Osnabrück, in the wheelchair basketball Bundesliga and in the German women's national team . In the 1st Wheelchair Basketball Bundesliga, she completed large parts of the 2020/2021 season with the BBC Münsterland team from Warendorf. 

She competed at the 2019 European Championships, taking third place with the women's national team  .  Knippelmeyer took part in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, taking fourth place with the German team. 

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Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:German wheelchair basketball players