Kees-Jan van der Klooster (born 3 July 1977) is a Paralympian athlete from Netherlands competing in alpine skiing events. In March 2001 he had a snowboard accident and broke his back.[1] Since then he is paralysed from his waist down. His coach is Falco Teitsma.
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1977 Vlissingen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.sjeesonline.nl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | alpine skiing sitting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Downhill Giant slalom Super G Monoski Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Falco Teitsma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He studied Marketing and Communication and is runnings his own business K-J Projects Unlimited Abilities,[2] a company working on a better lifestyle for disabled people. His nicknames are Sjees or Sjace.
Winter X Games
editHe is participating in the Winter X Games in the Monoski Cross. In 2007 and 2009 he won the bronze medal and in 2008 he won the Gold medal.
2010 Winter Paralympics
editHe competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics[3] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He participated in the Men's Downhill – Sitting where he did not finish, the Men's giant slalom – Sitting where he became 17th and the Men's Super-G – Sitting where he became 23rd.
References
edit- ^ http://www.sjeesonline.com/bio.html Biography
- ^ http://www.kjprojects.com K-J Projects Unlimited Abilities
- ^ "Kees-Jan van der Klooster, Alpine skiing". www.vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
External links
edit- Kees-Jan van der Klooster's website
- International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- Extremity games
- Kees-Jan van der Klooster at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kees-Jan van der Klooster at NOC*NSF (in Dutch) (English translation)
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