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Rose Hollermann

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Rose Hollermann
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris
Personal information
Full nameRose Marie Hollermann
Born (1995-12-25) December 25, 1995 (age 30)
Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.
Home townElysian, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5'8"
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class3.5
College teamUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Coached byChristina Schwab
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 DubaiTeam
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
U25 Women's World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 St. CatharinesTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 SuphanburiTeam

Rose Marie Hollermann (born December 25, 1995) is an American wheelchair basketball player. She won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

She played at the 2011 Parapan American Games, 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2015 Parapan American Games, and 2019 Parapan American Games.

She was born in Elysian, Minnesota.[3] She studied at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown High School and at University of Texas at Arlington.[3]

Early life

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Hollerman was born on December 25, 1995 in Mankato, Minnesota. She became partly paralyzed from her waist and under after a car accident.[4] Her two brothers, Ethan and Shane, were killed in the car accident.[5] Her mother and other brother, Seth, did not die in the accident.[5]

References

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  1. "Wheelchair Basketball United States of America". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. "USA's Becca Murray: Who I am as a person would be totally different if it weren't for wheelchair basketball". IWBF - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. May 18, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. 1 2 "ROSE HOLLERMANN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL". teamusa.org.
  4. staff, Jayla Jones, The Shorthorn (November 1, 2017). "Senior's leadership drives success on, off court". The Shorthorn. Retrieved July 26, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 "Life after basketball: What's next for a U.S. Paralympian?". The Persistent Pursuit. July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2025.