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'''Evelyn van Leeuwen''' (born 15 May 1972) is a Dutch [[wheelchair basketball]] player from [[Leiden]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.medischcontact.nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/artikel/ik-ga-altijd-voor-het-hoogst-haalbare.htm|title=‘Ik ga altijd voor het hoogst haalbare’|website=www.medischcontact.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teamnl.org:443/sporters/5611-evelyn-van-leeuwen|title=Evelyn van Leeuwen|website=teamnl.org}}</ref> She won the silver medal at the [[1996 Summer Paralympics]]<ref name="auto"/> and 20 years later bronze medal at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/rio-2016/eng/zb/engzb_wheelchair-basketball-athlete-profile-nwbw400ned01-netherlands.htm|title=Wheelchair Basketball - Netherlands|website=www.paralympic.org|access-date=2020-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/evelyn-van-leeuwen|title=Evelyn van Leeuwen - Wheelchair Basketball {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2020-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Wheelchair Basketball {{!}}Netherlands VS Great Britain{{!}}Women's - Bronze Match Rio 2016 Paralympic Games|url=https://www.paralympic.org/video/wheelchair-basketball-netherlands-vs-great-britainwomen-s-bronze-match-rio-2016-paralympic|access-date=2020-07-19|language=en}}</ref>
She also played at the [[2000 Summer Paralympics]], [[2004 Summer Paralympics]] and [[2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship]]. Due to pregnancy she couldn’t compete at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.
From a young age Van Leeuwen was a low-level competitive [[speed skater]]. When she was 18 years old she crashed during a competition in [[Leiden]]. There wasn’t a proper safety boarding causing her a [[spinal cord injury]]. After two years of revalidation she started with sports. As rowing was not possible she started with wheelchair basketball. After contacting the national
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