Gabriel Thullen

Gabriel Thullen was born on June 19th, 1964 with Bonn (Germany). He is a player of Handibasket of nationalities Switzerland and American, and he is one of the first Swiss players to being committed in a foreign championship. He plays in this moment with the team of Thonon Basket Handisport, which evolves/moves in the 1st French division.

Gabriel Thullen measures 205cm, and it always occupied the station of pivot. It also always carried the n° 15, since it started to play basketball at the 13 years age. After a few years of junior, junior then 1st league, it had an motorbike accident in September 1986. He discovered the handibasket in a center of rehabilitation to the Mans (France), and as of its return to Geneva he contacts association Sport-Handicap Geneva to be able to continue to play his favorite sport.

The Genevese team had been dissolved in 1985, for lack of combatants. Following insistence of Gabriel Thullen, and under the impulse of Georges Carrel, a former player, the team could reappear. Gabriel Thullen was quickly elected within the committee of Geneva Sport-Handicap, and took the responsability for the team of handibasket. One of its primary goals was the bringing together with the Meyrin Basket, the club where he played at time of his accident. This objective was carried out at the end of 1988, and equips it with handibasket affiliated itself in Meyrin Basket. It is still with its initiative, while following an American sporting tradition, that the team changed her name into 1992 to be called the Eagles of Meyrin.

Career

  • Tennis shoe juniors - French Stage of Geneva (Swiss)
  • Tennis shoe juniors - Meyrin Tennis shoe (Swiss)
  • Tennis shoe 1st and 4th league - Meyrin Tennis shoe (Swiss)
  • accident - September 30th, 1986
  • Handibasket - Sport-Handicap Geneva
  • Other practiced sports:
    Race in wheel chair - Club in wheel chair of Côte
    Swimming
    Alpine skiing handisport

Clubs

Prize list

  • Selected for the Swiss National team in 1996
  • Swiss Champion in 1999,2000
  • Swiss Vice-champion in 1995,1996,1997,1998,2001,2002,2003
  • Victorious of the Cut of Switzerland in 1994,1996,1998,2000,2002
  • Victorious of the Regional Cut the Rhone-Alps in 2004,2005

Personal distinction

  • Better foreign player, tournament of Spitfires 1992, Toronto (Canada)
  • Better marker, Coupe de France regional 2005

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Site of the Eagles of Meyrin

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