Cher Korver facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1976-08-11) 11 August 1976 (age 47) Amersfoort, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Wheelchair basketball
Disability	impaired muscle power
Disability class	2.5
Medal record Women's wheelchair basketball Representing the  Netherlands Paralympic Games Gold 2020 Tokyo Team Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team Bronze 2012 London Team World Championships Gold 2018 Hamburg Team Bronze 2014 Toronto Team European Championships Gold 2017 Tenerife Team Gold 2019 Rotterdam Team

Cher Korver (born 11 August 1976) is a Dutch wheelchair basketball player (2.5 disability class) and a member of the Netherlands women's national wheelchair basketball team. With the national team she competed at 6 consecutive Summer Paralympics between 2000 and 2020. She won with the team the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, and the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics. She became world champion in 2018 and European champion in 2017 and 2019.

Life

Korver was born in Amersfoort on 11 August 1976. She has impaired muscle power in her legs since she is 19 years old. started with playing wheelchair basketball in 1997. She made her debut for the national team in 1998 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. She competed at the 2008 Paralympic World Cup.

She was awarded the Rob Verheuvel Award for her contribution to wheelchair basketball in 2014. She lives in Nijkerk.