Annika Zeyen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Annika Zeyen
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1985(1985-02-17)
Age	39
Birthplace	Bonn
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Aquarius

Annika Zeyen Biography

Annika Zeyen is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on February 17, 1985 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Golden Book was first introduced in 1926. Golden Book is a time-lapse that records the extent of how it is that the Federal Republic of Germany has earned international recognition by incorporating famous personalities from all over the globe and locals who have helped shape the city’s image and contributed to Bonn’s renown.

The month of September was 2008 when Zeyen was a participant in the 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing however Germany was defeated at the Gold Medal match against team United States team, which comprised the three former teammates of her time at University of Alabama, Stephanie Wheeler, Mary Allison Milford and Alana Nichols. The German team was awarded Paralympic gold medals, but they were silver instead. Following the Paralympics, the team’s performances were deemed outstanding enough to be called the nation’s “Team of the Year” and to receive the Silver Laurel Leaf, the most prestigious award for German athletes given by German President Horst Koehler.

In June 2012, Zeyen was named as one of the team that competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London. In the Gold Medal match, her team faced Australia, a team that had defeated them 48–46 in Sydney just a few months before. They defeated the Australians 58–44 in front of a crowd of over 12,000 at the North Greenwich Arena to win the gold medal, the first that Germany had won in women’s wheelchair basketball in 28 years. They were awarded a Silver Laurel Leaf by President Joachim Gauck in November 2012, and were again named Team of the Year for 2012.

The German team lost the European Championship to the Netherlands before a home town crowd of 2,300 in Frankfurt in July 2013 by a point, 56-57. The game was televised live in Germany, and cameras lingered on a tearful Zeyen, who could have tied the game and sent it into extra time with a free throw in its dying moments.

Zeyen was a member of ASV Bonn, initially playing in the youth squad and then with the second before joining the firsts. The year 2001 was the first time she participated for the German Championships for Women, and was named the most important young player. She then made the switch her team to RSV Lahn- Dill, with which she was able to win several German championships. She was asked to play in the German national squad and was a part of the development team. She played in her first paralympics at that of the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. Later, she participated in the national team which took home at the European champions at the 2005 and 2007 championships as well as in 2009 , and 2011.

Annika Zeyen Net Worth

Annika Zeyen is one of the richest Basketball Player from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Annika Zeyen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Zeyen has been born on the 17th of February, 1985. The nickname she has is “Anni”. At 14 years old, she was injured in a major accident involving horses that left her disabled. While in the rehabilitation process she was introduced the game in wheelchair basketball. After leaving the hospital, she began to search for a club in which she could play.

Annika Zeyen (born 17 February 1985) is an ex- 1.5-point wheelchair basketball athlete who been a player for ASV Bonn, RSV Lahn-Dill and BG Baskets Hamburg in the German wheelchair basketball league and also for the University of Alabama in the United States. Zeyen has represented her country at 382 times and has was awarded six European titles and finished second at the both the 2010 as well as 2014 World Championships, won silver medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as well as the silver medal during the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the President Joachim Gauck awarded the team the nation’s most prestigious sporting award the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf). After Rio 2016 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Zeyen has resigned from wheelchair basketball to pursue new athletic opportunities as an independent athlete.

Zeyen took up a scholarship to the University of Alabama in 2009, majoring in advertising and minoring in graphic design. She maintained a 4.0 grade point average. Her team at the University of Alabama won three titles in five years, narrowly missing out in March 2013 to the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, which won the championship game 55–41, a game in which Zeyen scored 11 points. Zeyen was named an Academic All-American in 2012 and 2013.

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On 15 September 2019, Zeyen competed in the Women’s H3 Road Race at the World Championships and took home the rainbow jersey and was crowned World Champion at her first attempt, beating pre-race favorite Alica Dana from the United States by a little over 1 second. Annika completed the 51.8 km race in a time of 1 hour 37 minutes and 41 seconds.

Facts & Trivia

Annika Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Annika Zeyen celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

In January 2019, Zeyen switched her focus to hand-biking under her wheelchair athletics coach, Alois Gmeiner. She is classified as an H3 athlete.

Top Facts about Annika Zeyen

1. Annika Zeyen is a German Paralympic athlete.
2. She was born in 1985 and competes in wheelchair basketball and hand-cycling.
3. Zeyen has won multiple medals at the Paralympic Games.
4. She won gold with the German women’s wheelchair basketball team in 2012.
5. Zeyen also won silver in hand-cycling at the 2016 Paralympics.
6. In addition to her athletic achievements, she holds a degree in sports science.
7. Zeyen has been recognized for her contributions to disability sports advocacy.
8. She was awarded the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia in 2013.
9. Zeyen is an ambassador for the Wings for Life Foundation, which funds spinal cord injury research.
10. Her dedication to sport and advocacy make her a role model for athletes with disabilities around the world.