What is Marion de Groot?
'''Marion Vreedendaal-de Groot''' (born 1940) is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] former [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] [[table tennis]] player and [[Swim|swimmer]] from [[Amsterdam]]. At the [[1964 Summer Paralympics]], she won a gold and silver medal in table tennis, and another gold medal in swimming. She became world champion at the 1962 [[Stoke Mandeville Games]]. == Biography == She played [[field hockey]] with club HIC in Amsterdam, played tennis and was a swimmer. In November 1960, when she cycled in [[Amsterdam]], she was hit by a car. Because she had broken her neck, she was [[Paralysis|paralyzed]] and had to use a [[wheelchair]]. At the [[rehabilitation]] center she got in touch with [[Sports for the disabled|para sports]]. She started with para table tennis to train her balance and reaction time. After 20 months in the rehabilitation center she could go back home in February 1963. Already in 1962, she had competed in table tennis at the 1962 Stoke Mandeville Games and won the gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gevonden in Delpher - Algemeen Dagblad|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=KBPERS01:002801005:mpeg21:a00019|access-date=2022-03-08|website=www.delpher.nl|language=nl}}</ref> She was a member of the “[[Amsterdamse Sportclub]]”. She competed regularly at competitions, including in [[Maastricht]] and [[Brussels]]. Ahead of the 1964 Summer Paralympics she trained with a group of 45 people weekly in [[Amersfoort]] at the “Juliana van Stolbergkazerne”. She practiced table tennis, [[archery]], [[Javelin|javelin throw]] and [[wheelchair basketball]]. Initially, she would only participate in table tennis. She was scared to start [[swimming]] because she was paralyzed. However, she tried it and was able to swim. She decided also to compete in para-swimming. From that training group, 11 athletes were selected for the Paralympics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artikel Illustratie Tokio kampioenen 1964 - sportverzamelen|url=https://winkel.sportverzamelen.nl/sport-allerlei/12958-x.html|access