What is Xena Wimmenhoeve?
'''Xena Wimmenhoeve''' (born 14 May 2000) is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] wheelchair basketball player (4.0 disability class) and a member of the [[Netherlands]] women's national [[wheelchair basketball]] team and SC DeVeDo in Ermelo. With the national team she won the gold medal at the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-08-26|title=Wheelchair Basketball WIMMENHOEVE Xena - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-basketball/athlete-profile-n1708653-wimmenhoeve-xena.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826135706/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-basketball/athlete-profile-n1708653-wimmenhoeve-xena.htm|archivedate=2021-08-26|access-date=2021-11-15|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> She also became World champion in 2018 and European champion in 2017 and 2019. With her team SC DeVeDo she plays in the Dutch national league.<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-06-30|title=Wijhese Xena Wimmenhoeve Europees kampioen met rolstoel basketbalsters -|url=https://www.salland1.nl/wijhese-xena-wimmenhove-europees-kampioen-met-rolstoel-basketbalsters/|access-date=2021-11-15|language=nl}}</ref> She was born on 14 May 2000. In 2012, she was diagnozed with bone [[cancer]] and a tumour in her lung after discovering a lump on her upper left leg. She underwent chemotherapy treatment. Besides of that, her upper leg was removed and the lower leg was rotated 180 degrees and was attached to her hip. Her ankle joint replaces now the knee and a [[prosthesis]] is attached to it. After the operations she had to learn to walk again.<ref>{{cite web|title=Xena had een beentumor en dus is er van haar voet een nieuwe knie gemaakt|url=https://www.vice.com/nl/article/wj7y9n/xena-had-een-beentumor-en-dus-hebben-ze-van-haar-voet-een-nieuwe-knie-gemaakt|access-date=2021-11-15|website=www.vice.com|language=nl}}</ref> She played handball. After being diagnozed with cancer she tried to continue playing handball, but that was not possible. She started