Netherlands competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[1][2] In total, eight competitors competed in two sports.[3]
| Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | NED |
| NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
| Website | paralympisch |
| in Beijing, China 4 March 2022 – 13 March 2022 | |
| Competitors | 8 (5 men and 3 women) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Niels de Langen |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Administration
editRetired wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer served as Chef de Mission.[1][4]
Para-snowboarders Lisa Bunschoten and Chris Vos were the flagbearers for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony.[2][4] Para-alpine skier Niels de Langen was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[5]
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Chris Vos | Snowboarding | Men's banked slalom (SB-LL1) | 11 March |
| Silver |
Jeroen Kampschreur | Alpine skiing | Men's super combined (sitting) | 7 March |
| Silver |
Niels de Langen | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom (sitting) | 13 March |
 Bronze |
Niels de Langen | Alpine skiing | Men's super combined (sitting) | 7 March |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Alpine skiing
editBarbara van Bergen, Floris Meijer, Jeroen Kampschreur, Niels de Langen and Jeffrey Stuut competed in alpine skiing.[3][6] The sit skis used by the sitting alpine skiers were enhanced based on research by the Delft University of Technology.[7]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Class | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||||
| Jeroen Kampschreur | Downhill | Sitting | — | 1:19.08 | 5 | ||||||
| Niels de Langen | 1:20.29 | 6 | |||||||||
| Floris Meijer | DNF | ||||||||||
| Jeffrey Stuut | Standing | 1:20.89 | 17 | ||||||||
| Jeroen Kampschreur | Super-G | Sitting | — | 1:12.25 | 5 | ||||||
| Niels de Langen | 1:12.66 | 6 | |||||||||
| Floris Meijer | 1:15.67 | 7 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey Stuut | Standing | 1:20.89 | 17 | ||||||||
| Jeroen Kampschreur | Super combined | Sitting | 1:11.99 | 3 | 38.52 | 1 | 1:50.51 |
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| Niels de Langen | 1:13.04 | 4 | 40.36 | 4 | 1:53.40 |
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| Floris Meijer | 1:14.25 | 5 | Did not finish | ||||||||
| Jeffrey Stuut | Standing | Did not finish | |||||||||
| Jeroen Kampschreur | Giant slalom | Sitting | 59.00 | 2 | 38.52 | Did not finish | |||||
| Niels de Langen | 1:06.92 | 15 | 59.58 | 4 | 2:06.50 | 7 | |||||
| Floris Meijer | 1:07.01 | 17 | 1:02.18 | 8 | 2:09.19 | 10 | |||||
| Jeffrey Stuut | Standing | 1:04.85 | 20 | 1:02.25 | 19 | 2:07.10 | 20 | ||||
| Jeroen Kampschreur | Slalom | Sitting | 41.58 | 2 | Did not finish | ||||||
| Niels de Langen | 44.89 | 5 | 52.29 | 2 | 1:37.18 |
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| Floris Meijer | Did not finish | ||||||||||
| Jeffrey Stuut | Standing | 51.32 | 28 | 1:00.72 | 21 | 1:52.04 | 22 | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Class | Run 1 | Run 2 | Final/Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Barbara van Bergen | Downhill | Sitting | — | DNF | ||||
| Super-G | — | 1:28.42 | 4 | |||||
| Super combined | 1:23.76 | 3 | Did not finish | |||||
| Giant slalom | 1:02.15 | 3 | 1:09.65 | 5 | 2:11.80 | 5 | ||
| Slalom | DSQ | — | ||||||
Snowboarding
editRenske van Beek, Lisa Bunschoten and Chris Vos competed in snowboarding.[3][8][9]
- Banked slalom
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Vos | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:12.08 | 1:12.06 | 1:12.06 |
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| Renske van Beek | Women's SB-LL2 | 1:23.26 | 1:23.35 | 1:23.26 | 11 |
| Lisa Bunschoten | 1:19.02 | 1:19.00 | 1:19.00 | 7 |
- Snowboard cross
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Position | Position | Position | ||
| Chris Vos | Men's SB-LL1 | 1:25.48 | 1:09.02 | 8 Q | 2 Q | 2 FA | 4 |
| Renske van Beek | Women's SB-LL2 | DNF | 1:25.99 | 12 Q | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Lisa Bunschoten | 1:12.09 | 1:12.63 | 3 Q | 2 Q | 1 FA | DNF | |
Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Lisa Bunschoten en Chris Vos vlaggendragers TeamNL bij opening Paralympische Spelen". NOC*NSF (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Snowboarders Bunschoten en Vos vlaggendragers bij opening Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Vijf alpineskiërs en drie snowboarders naar Paralympische Spelen Beijing". Team NL (in Dutch). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b Brennan, Eliott (7 February 2022). "Bunschoten and Vos named Paralympic flag bearers for The Netherlands". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Zitskiër De Langen draagt vlag bij sluitingsceremonie Paralympische Spelen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (8 March 2022). "Extensive sit ski research project contributes to Dutch medals at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para Snowboard". Paralympic.org. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.