Rose Hollermann
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Mankato, Minnesota, U.S. | December 25, 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas at Arlington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Rose Hollermann (born December 25, 1995) is an American 3.5 point wheelchair basketball player who won gold at the 2011, and 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, the 2011, 2015 and 2023 Parapan American Games, and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She also won bronze at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.
Early life
Rose Hollermann was born in Mankato, Minnesota, on December 25, 1995, the daughter of John and Michelle Hollermann. She had three brothers: Shane, Ethan, and Seth.[1]
On August 10, 2001, Rose, her mother and three brothers were in a motor vehicle accident outside their home in Elysian, Minnesota. Her two older brothers Ethan and Shane were killed.[2] She had bruising to her spinal cord around the T11 and T12 thoracic vertebrae, leaving her partly paralyzed from the waist down.[3] She can stand, and walk a little, but spends much of her time in a wheelchair.[4]
After the accident, she was sent to the
Career
In 2011, Hollermann became the youngest person to ever make the national team, and won a gold medal at the
Hollermann continued to play with the Movin' Mavs. On March 17, 2018, they capped off an undefeated season by beating their arch-rivals, the University of Alabama 65–55 to win the national championship.[7] In 2018, she was one of three UTA students selected for the national team at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg, Germany,[8] where Team USA came sixth.[9]
On March 16, 2019, the Movin' Mavs once again faced the University of Alabama in the national championship final, but this time fell short, losing 82–76 in
She represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.[15]
References
- ^ "Rose Hollerman". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Rose Hollermann – 2016 US Paralympian, Wheelchair Basketball". The U.S. Olympians & Paralympians Assoc. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Jones, Jayla (November 1, 2017). "Senior's leadership drives success on, off court". The Shorthorn. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Olson, Dan (January 12, 2012). "Minnesota Sounds and Voices: Rose Hollermann, wheelchair basketball star". MPR News. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "United States". 2019 Women's U25 World Championships. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "UTA's Lady Movin' Mavs win first national title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Mody, Abhijit (March 17, 2018). "Lady Movin' Mavs claim national title". The Shorthorn. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Lady Movin' Mavs chosen for women's national teams, prepare for world competition". UTA News Center. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Canada beats USA and secures fifth place - news". ZaDonk! Rollstuhlbasketball Weltmeisterschaft 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Coyle, Robert (March 16, 2019). "Lady Movin' Mavs lose national championship final in overtime thriller". The Shorthorn. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "USA crowned 2019 Women's U25 World Champions". 2019 Women's U25 World Championships. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- ^ "USA's Dunkin aims high at 2019 Women's U25 World Championship". 2019 Women's U25 World Championships. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Lady Movin' Mavs players help USA win world championship". UTA News Center. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Women's Team – Movin Mavs". The University of Texas at Arlington. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
External links
- Rose Hollermann at the International Paralympic Committee
- Rose Hollermann at Team USA (archived)