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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[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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