Henriett Koósz
Henriett Koósz (born 14 February 1980 in Kőszeg) is an Austrian para-badminton player and former wheelchair tennis player.[1] As a member of the Austrian Paralympic wheelchair tennis team, she competed at the 2012 Paralympics in London.[2][3] In 2016, she represented Austria in para-badminton at the Austrian Open.[4][5] In 2013, she was awarded the MiA award by the Austrian Federal Sports Organisation.[6] Early life and careerKoósz was born in Hungary.[7] She has been paraplegic since a car accident in October 1997.[8] She started without previous knowledge with wheelchair tennis at the age of 24. In December 2005, she started her participation in international and national tournaments. In 2007, she played in the B squad and in 2010 was taken into the A-squad of the Austrian national wheelchair tennis team. Koósz won the 2009 national championship in women's doubles with her partner Anette Baldauf for the first time, and a year later she became national champion in women's singles. After London, Koósz hung up her tennis racket for health reasons. In 2016, she discovered badminton and started a new career as an international parabadminton player and army athlete. Wheelchair tennis statisticsITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour
Singles
Doubles
Para-badminton statistics
World ChampionshipsWomen's singles
Mixed doubles
European ChampionshipsWomen's singles
References
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