Kees-Jan van der Klooster

Kees-Jan van der Klooster (born July 3, 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.

Kees-Jan van der Klooster
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1977-07-03) July 3, 1977
Vlissingen
Websitewww.sjeesonline.nl
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sportalpine skiing sitting
Event(s)Downhill
Giant slalom
Super G
Monoski Cross
Coached byFalco Teitsma

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

He 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

He 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

  1. http://www.sjeesonline.com/bio.html Biography
  2. http://www.kjprojects.com K-J Projects Unlimited Abilities
  3. "Kees-Jan van der Klooster, Alpine Skiing". http://www.vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-03-21. External link in |publisher= (help)


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