Bas van Erp
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| Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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| Born | 2 July 1979 Boxtel, Netherlands |
| Died | 3 April 2016 (aged 36) Liempde, Netherlands |
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Bas van Erp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɑs fɑn ˈɛr(ə)p];[1] 2 July 1979 – 3 April 2016) was a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.
He won two bronze medals at the
2004 Paralympic Games; one in the quad singles event and the other one in the quad doubles event. After the 2004 Games he was about to stop playing wheelchair tennis, because he became very ill. When he recovered he decided to reach the Paralympic Games one more time. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, as in 2004 in the quad singles event and the quad doubles event
but didn't win a medal.
In daily life he was receptionist and accountant. He died in his house in Liempde at the age of 36.[2][3]
Achievements
- 2004
quad singles event 2004 Summer Paralympics- quad doubles event 2004 Summer Paralympics
- 2nd singles event 2004 Wheelchair Tennis Masters (Amersfoort)
- 2008
- 1st doubles event 2008 Camozzi Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters (Bergamo) (together with Johan Andersson (SWE))
References
- ^ In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn].
- ^ "Rolstoeltennisser Bas van Erp, bronzen-medaillewinnaar in Athene, overleden". Omroep Brabant.
- ^ "Rolstoeltennisser Bas van Erp (36) uit Liempde overleden". Brabants Dagblad (web).