BURGER Helena (SLO) – PVE – International Classifier, Team Doctor, and work in the field of event organisation

BURGER Helena (SLO)

BURGER

Helena Burger joined the sport as a classifier, team doctor and event-organizer in 1995, when Slovenia organized European championships in sitting volleyball.

Event involvement:

Team doctor of men and women National team of Slovenia:

1995 Ljubljana, European championship, 3rd place women, 6th place men
1999 Sarajevo, European championships, women, 1st place,
2000 Maastricht, World championships, 3rd place,
2001 Sarospatak, European championships, 2nd place
2002 Kamnik, World championships, 2nd place
2004 Athens, Paralympic games, 4th place
2008 Beijing, Paralympic games 4th place
2010 Oklahoma, World Championships, 5th place

Event organization: Medical doctor and classifier

1995 European championship, Ljubljana
2002 World championship, Kamnik
2005 1st Youth World championships in Kamnik

Medical From 1995 to 2010
Classification From 1995 to 2012
Event Organisation From 1995 to 2005

Helena Burger, PhD, MD, as Head of a Department for rehabilitation of patients after amputation, introduced people with disabilities and amputations to the possibility of participating in disability sports, especially sitting volleyball. She has provided preventive health check-ups and fitness counselling, rehabilitation of players’ injuries and research in the field of disability sport. She made a huge contribution to sitting volleyball in Slovenia and other countries, especially in the Balkan area