Bas van Erp (; 2 July 1979 – 3 April 2016) was a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.
He won two bronze medals at the
2004 Paralympic Games; one in the
quad singles event and the other one in the
quad doubles event. After the 2004 Games he was about to stop playing wheelchair tennis, because he became very ill. When he recovered he decided to reach the Paralympic Games one more time. He competed at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It wa ...
, as in 2004 in the
quad singles event and the
quad doubles event but didn't win a medal.
In daily life he was receptionist and accountant. He died in his house in Liempde at the age of 36.
Achievements
;2004
:
quad singles event 2004 Summer Paralympics
:
quad doubles event 2004 Summer Paralympics
:2nd singles event
2004 Wheelchair Tennis Masters
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Four is the smalles ...
(Amersfoort)
;2008
:1st doubles event
2008 Camozzi Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9.
In mathematics
8 is:
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(Bergamo) (together with
Johan Andersson (SWE))
References
External links
Official website*
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1979 births
2016 deaths
Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Paralympic medalists in table tennis
Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of the Netherlands
People from Boxtel
Sportspeople from North Brabant
Wheelchair tennis players
Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis