Dutch paralympic skier
Jeroen Kampschreur (born 9 April 1999 in Leiderdorp ) is a Dutch paralympic skier.[ 5] Kampschreur was born without shinbones, which resulted in both of his legs being amputated above the knee at age one. Consequently, he began using a wheelchair.[ 1] On 23 March 2018, Kampschreur was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau .[ 8]
Education
Kampschreur was a student at the Beekdal Lyceum in Arnhem , Netherlands.[ 9] He followed a HAVO education and passed his exams in 2018.[ 10] [ 11]
Career
Kampschreur practiced wheelchair basketball , and represented the Netherlands in U18 and U22 level competitions,[ 1] at one point being the youngest player in the U22 team,[ 2] but decided to focus on para-alpine skiing . He won three gold medals on the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships . Kampschreur has also achieved several podium placements in the para-alpine skiing World Cup and Europa Cup spread over the events slalom , giant slalom and Super-G . He won five gold medals at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships [ 6]
Kampschreur trains at the National Sports Centre Papendal in Arnhem, Netherlands. He has sessions twice a day, five days a week.[ 1]
2018 Winter Paralympics
Kampschreur participated in the 2018 Winter Paralympics where he won a gold medal in the men's super combined .[ 3] [ 5] This achievement made him the first Dutch athlete to win a medal in Para-Alpine skiing at the Paralympics.[ 1] He was chosen to be the flag bearer during the closing ceremony.[ 10]
2022 Winter Paralympics
He represented the Netherlands at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[ 12] [ 13] He won the silver medal in the men's super combined sitting event.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Outside sport
Kampschreur has served as an ambassador for the Johan Cruyff Foundation in the Netherlands.[ 1] [ 5]
Awards and nominations
References
^ a b c d e f g h i Paralympic bio page Archived 16 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved: 15 March 2018
^ a b Jeroen Unlimited , Personal site of Kampschreur, retrieved: 15 March 2018
^ a b Zitskiër Jeroen Kampschreur pakt goud op Supercombinatie , gelderlander.nl, retrieved: 13 March 2018
^ a b Paralympic.org Athlete of the Month profile , retrieved: 14 March 2018
^ a b c d TeamNL Profile , retrieved: 13 March 2018
^ a b Vijf wereldtitels voor Jeroen Kampschreur , Unity, retrieved: 24 April 2019
^ a b Nederlandse Ski Vereniging profile (Dead url: archive ), retrieved: 19 March 2018
^ Gouden Kjeld, Esmee en Jeroen geridderd , Omroep West, retrieved: 29 March 2018
^ Leerlingen Beekdal Lyceum naar Olympische Winterspelen , gelderlander.nl, retrieved: 19 March 2018
^ a b Kampschreur vlaggendrager bij sluitingsceremonie , NOS website, retrieved: 19 March 2018
^ NSkiV twitter message , retrieved: 24 April 2019
^ "Vijf alpineskiërs en drie snowboarders naar Paralympische Spelen Beijing" . Team NL (in Dutch). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
^ "Eerste medailles voor Nederlandse paralympiërs Kampschreur en De Langen" . Trouw (in Dutch). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022 .
^ Burke, Patrick (7 March 2022). "Trio of Para Alpine skiers earn second gold medal at Beijing 2022" . InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 7 March 2022 .
^ "Glunderende Kampschreur dolblij met zilver: 'Ik heb die slalom gekilld' " . NOS (in Dutch). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022 .
^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF) . 2022 Winter Paralympics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022 .
^ Jeroen Kampschreur gehuldigd in Leiderdorp , Leidsch Dagblad, retrieved: 30 March 2018
^ Wie wordt sporter van het jaar , NOC*NSF official website, retrieved: 15 March 2018
^ Kampschreur sportman van het jaar in Leiderdorp. , Leidsch Dagblad, retrieved: 15 March 2018
External links
Media related to Jeroen Kampschreur at Wikimedia Commons