Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch (born 28 November 1964) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and table tennis player.[1][2] Monique competed at the Paralympics in 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. In 2017, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[3][4][5]
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | November 28, 1964 Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands |
| Years active | 1984-1997 |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Sport | wheelchair tennis, table tennis, golf |
Medal record | |
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| Int. Tennis HoF | 2017 (member page) |
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| Singles | |
| Career record | 151-25 |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
| Masters | W (1994, 1995) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 1 |
Biography
editMonique Van den Bosch was diagnosed with cancer due to paraplegia when she was just 14 years old. Initially she took the sport of table tennis during her childhood age before becoming a professional wheelchair tennis player. At the age of 20, she made her Paralympic debut during the 1984 Summer Paralympics and competed in the table tennis events.[6]
Career
editMonique Kalkman clinched a gold and a bronze medal in the women's table tennis competitions as a part of the 1984 Summer Paralympics. She then competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics as a wheelchair tennis player and claimed a silver medal in the women's singles though the event was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. Monique Van den Bosch continued her medal hunt at the Summer Paralympics as she claimed gold medals in the women's singles and women's doubles partnering with Chantal Vandierendonck at the 1992 Summer Paralympics.[7]
She also won the ITF World Titles in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Post career
editIn 1997, she was advised by the doctors to play golf as she had paraplegia disease. She retired from playing wheelchair tennis championships in 1997 and started to play golf during her leisure times. She also founded the Going4Golf, a golf foundation which aims to promote the golf sport for people with disabilities.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Homepage Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch". www.moniquekalkman.nl. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch inducted into Hall of Fame". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "International Tennis Hall of Fame". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Monique Kalkman". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Rolstoeltennisster Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch in eregalerij". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ Mercury, Dillon Stambaugh | @stambaughjour |. "She persevered". NewportRI.com l News and information for Newport, Rhode Island. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "Home". www.going4golf.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
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